blender
[blen-der]
- a person or thing that blends.
- 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.
- pastry blender.
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Origin of blender
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Contemporary Examples
Add chocolate milk, vodka, whiskey, ice in blender and blend.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the CinnabattleshipHarley Morenstein
July 26, 2014
It's the day before Joffrey's wedding to Margaery Tyrell; the blade is Tywin's version of a blender.
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal WeddingAndrew Romano
April 14, 2014
In this hilarious spoof, Schwarzenegger joins fake QVC host Jimmy Fallon to promote two items, a blender and a Slap Chop.
Take a head of red cabbage and put it in a blender with a some water.
Bowie further elaborated on his sexuality, and the “biggest mistake” comment, in a 2002 piece in Blender magazine.
Historical Examples
One blender insists that every blend should contain three coffees.
All About CoffeeWilliam H. Ukers
I wrote to Mr. Blender about it, and he promised to get an Indian guide for us.
Jack Ranger's Gun ClubClarence Young
Next to beat bean, next to beat bean next to be blender, next to between, next to between in intend intender.
Geography and PlaysGertrude Stein
Meanwhile, Mr. Blender and some men from the railroad freight office were loading the other wagon.
Jack Ranger's Gun ClubClarence Young
Well start early in the morning, said Mr. Blender as the boys were getting ready to retire.
Jack Ranger's Gun ClubClarence Young
blender
- a person or thing that blends
- Also called: liquidizer a kitchen appliance with blades used for puréeing vegetables, blending liquids, etc
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Word Origin and History for blender
n.
person or thing that blends, 1872, agent noun from blend (v.). As a type of electric-powered food processor, from 1942.
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