processor

noun

pro·​ces·​sor ˈprä-ˌse-sər 

ˈprō-

1

: one that processes

scrap processor

agricultural processor

2

a(1)

: computer

(2)

: a component of a computer that processes data

specifically : cpu

b

: a computer program (such as a compiler) that puts another program into a form acceptable to the computer

3

: food processor

Examples of processor in a Sentence

the largest seafood processor in the country

Recent Examples on the Web

Inside, MediaTek Brings the Brains Samsung uses a MediaTek 9400+ processor to power the Tab S11 line, an upgrade from the MediaTek 9300+ in the Tab S10 series. —PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025

Many immigrants have come here for jobs at places like Abbyland Foods, a meat processor with more than a thousand employees. —Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Quantum processors will function as specialized co-processors that handle specific subroutines that classical logic systems cannot process effectively. —Sadhasivam Mohanadas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

This should further increase as next-generation processors come more and more to fruition. —Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1909, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing processor

• food processor
• word processor

Rhymes for processor

• aggressor
• assessor
• compressor
• confessor
• depressor
• hairdresser
• necessar
• oppressor
• possessor
• professor
• repressor
• successor

Kids Definition

processor

noun

pro·​ces·​sor ˈpräs-ˌes-ər 

ˈprōs-

1

: a person or machine that processes

2

: a part of a computer that processes data

especially : cpu