cruncher

[ kruhn-cher ]
/ ˈkrʌn tʃər /

noun

a person or thing that crunches.
Informal. a decisive blow, argument, event, or the like.

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Origin of cruncher

First recorded in 1945–50; crunch + -er1

Words nearby cruncher

crumple zones, crumpled, crunch, crunch numbers, crunch time, cruncher, crunchie, crunchy, crunchy-granola, crunk, crunode
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