sizer

[ sahy-zer ]

/ ˈsaɪ zər /

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any device for measuring or sorting objects according to size.

a worker who judges or sorts objects according to size.

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Did you ever collect all those state quarters? Put them to good use on this quiz about curious state monikers and the facts around them.

Question 1 of 8

Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

First recorded in 1670–80; size¹ + -er¹

New and revised edition with notes and additions by N. Sizer.
How To Behave: A Pocket Manual Of Republican Etiquette, And Guide To Correct Personal Habits|Samuel R Wells
A shawl is a hat and hurt and a red balloon and an under coat and a sizer a sizer of talks.
Tender Buttons|Gertrude Stein
New and revised edition, with notes and additions by Nelson Sizer.
The Natural Cure of Consumption, Constipation, Bright's Disease, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,|Charles Edward Page

sizer

[ sī′zər ]

A cylinder of variable diameter, with rounded ends, used to measure the internal diameter of the bowel in preparation for stapling.