whizzer

noun

whiz·zer | \ ˈhwi-zər

, ˈwi-\

Definition of whizzer

: one that whizzes especially : a centrifugal machine for drying something (such as grain, sugar, or nitrated cotton)

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Cain got a glove up and deflected Carlos Gonzalez’s whizzer at his ear, and shortstop Kelby Tomlinson picked up the carom for a forceout that stranded the bases loaded in the third. — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, "Giants simply haven’t measured up against Rockies, lose another at Coors Field," 17 June 2017

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The first known use of whizzer was in 1851

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