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food processor

noun

: an electric kitchen appliance with a set of interchangeable blades revolving inside a container

Examples of food processor in a Sentence

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Scrape contents of skillet into a food processor, Add olives, vinegar, oregano and salt. Faye Levy, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025 Purée the wedges with a food processor, blender, hand mixer or a potato masher. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025 In a food processor, pulse flour, graham crackers and brown sugar. Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025 Ultra-fine sugars, or even pulsing your sugar in the food processor beforehand, can make the crystals smaller and easier to incorporate. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for food processor

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of food processor was in 1973

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“Food processor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20processor. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

food processor

noun
: an electric kitchen appliance that has blades that turn inside a container and is used for cutting and blending food

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