slicer

American  

[slahy-ser] / ˈslaɪ sər /

noun

1. a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food.

   a cheese slicer.

2. a person or thing that slices.

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slicer British  

/ ˈslaɪsə /

noun

1. a machine that slices bread, etc, usually with an electrically driven band knife or circular knife

2. electronics a limiter having two boundary values, the portion of the signal between these values being passed on

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Etymology

Origin of slicer

First recorded in 1520–30; slice + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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slicer

You can’t help but grin at Sessa’s hoot when his scrawny Tony finally manages to muscle a raw potato through a french-fry slicer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

After a year-long renovation, the Denair, Calif., home has a huge kitchen with space for the commercial meat slicer that Victor uses to cut a leg of prosciutto at family events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Mandoline slicer with cut-resistant gloves and hand guard?

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Software, called a slicer, provides instructions to the machine, but the slicer must be configured to work with a particular material.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 8, 2024

And sometimes a slicer is not working fast enough but the bread keeps coming and there is a blockage.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon