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blender

American  
[blen-der] / ˈblɛn dər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that blends.

  2. an electric culinary grinding and mixing appliance, consisting of a container with propellerlike blades at the bottom that are whirled by a high-speed motor to purée, chop, or mix foods.

  3. pastry blender.


blender British  
/ ˈblɛndə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that blends

  2. Also called: liquidizer.  a kitchen appliance with blades used for puréeing vegetables, blending liquids, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of blender

First recorded in 1870–75; blend + -er 1

Example Sentences

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The choice to move the publication under GQ, she says, reminds her of ’90s music magazine culture, where advertisers classified publications like SPIN, Rolling Stone, Vibe, and Blender as men’s interest.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2024

One cruciform platform is aptly called the Blender.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2023

The 22-year-old regularly performed at a queer club night in St Petersburg called Gender Blender.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2023

Chop your meal-prepping time in half with Cuisinart’s Smart Stick Hand Blender, which can puree soups and sauces, blend fruit juices and smoothies, and emulsify mayonnaise and other condiments.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Other cords and Blender tubes were afterwards formed, which coiled themselves in delicate spirals around the funnels.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John