extruder

noun

ex·​trud·​er ik-ˈstrü-dər 

plural extruders

: someone or something that extrudes something

specifically : a machine that shapes material by forcing it through a specially designed opening

a pasta extruder

There are recipes too, and for those who don't have a sausage extruder at home (who doesn't?) some of the sausages don't require casings.

—Karon Liu

[Zak] Wilson brought a 3-D printer, and … he concedes that watching the extruder swing back and forth, depositing tiny bits of material with each pass, is "maybe not a terrible analogy for our stay here."

—Tom Kizzia

Examples of extruder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the same vein as a Play-Doh hair salon toy, an extruder works by using an auger tool to push the dough through one of the interchangeable shaping disks. —Alexis Berger, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 May 2025

The extruder/hot end can reach 300 degrees C (572 degrees F), which allows the A1 to use PLA, PETG, TPU, and PVA filaments. —PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2025

Just open a spring latch on the extruder (hot end) and pull the current hot end out, inserting the replacement in its place. —PC Magazine, 5 Apr. 2025

Bambu Lab Bambu Lab says it's developed a custom brushless servo motor for its extruder, which helps detect nozzle clogs and prevent filament grinding so your projects' surfaces are cleanly executed. —New Atlas, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

extrude + -er entry 2

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for extruder

• intruder
• brooder
• cruder
• ruder