slicer

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a knife, utensil, or machine designed to cut food or other material into slices

   The barman searched the kitchen while holding a small beef slicer.

2. 2
   noun

   a person or thing that slices something

   As the team's fastest slicer, she prepared the vegetables before service began.

Formed from slice + the agent and instrument suffix -er. It can denote either someone who slices or, more commonly, a knife, utensil, or powered machine made for slicing.

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