saucer
Americannoun
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a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
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something resembling a saucer, as in shape.
noun
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a small round dish on which a cup is set
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any similar dish
Other Word Forms
- saucerful noun
- saucerless adjective
Etymology
Origin of saucer
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Old French word saussier. See sauce, -er 2
Example Sentences
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George aero-commutes in a glass-domed saucer that folds into a briefcase, and still manages to get stuck in traffic.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Another spacecraft will then snag the samples and send them to Earth, where they’ll fall to the same Utah desert where Hays watched the saucer drop last year.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2024
Add pebbles or marbles to the saucer or trays beneath the plants.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024
The early stages of the flying saucer age really is the story of the start of the Cold War.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023
On the floor beside him was a cup and saucer.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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