Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

food processor

American  

noun

  1. an electric appliance with interchangeable blades within a closed container into which food is inserted for slicing, shredding, mincing, chopping, puréeing, or otherwise processing at high speeds.

food processor British  

noun

  1. cookery an electric domestic appliance designed to speed the preparation and mixing of ingredients by automatic chopping, grating, blending, 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

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of food processor

First recorded in 1970–75

Compare meaning

How does food-processor compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Food processor: Cut the cauliflower into florets and grate them using its grater-disk attachment.

From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2023

Another choice: Food processor and blender OR a Vitamix.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2020

Food processor Comigel was not blameless, Hamon said, adding that the paperwork from Spanghero had significant irregularities.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2013

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.