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juicer

noun

  1. equipment to extract fruits and vegetables juices
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒusɚ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yéwHs Latin iūs Old French jusbor. Middle English jus English juice Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English juicer From juice + -er.

  1. A manual or electrical device used for rendering the juice of fruits or vegetables.
  2. A person who extracts juice for consumption.

    A keen juicer, she has tried all kinds of fruits and vegetables.

  3. A (citrus) reamer.
  4. One who uses steroids.
  5. An alcoholic.

    Like the perplexed lower-middle-class juicers who populate his stories, Carver never seemed to know where he was or why he was there.

  6. An electrician.
  7. A chess piece.