noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Someone or something that slices.
2. 2
   knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese wordnet
3. 3
   A broad, flat knife.
4. 4
   a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade wordnet
5. 5
   A slicing cucumber.

   "These are American slicers. But there are many types of cucumbers out there other than American slicers."

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6. 6
   a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers) wordnet
7. 7
   A piece of software that converts a model into a series of thin layers for 3D printing.
8. 8
   A kind of data filter used in data visualization.
9. 9
   A machine that cuts meats, also named a deli slicer.

Synonyms

All synonyms

sliceslicing cucumberslicing cucumber

Example

More examples

"Ziri asked Rima if he could borrow her pizza slicer."

Etymology

From slice + -er.

Related phrases

avocado slicerbread slicercheese sliceregg slicerkebab slicerprogram slicersheet slicer3d printingdata visualizationslicing cucumber

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.