whizzer

American  

[hwiz-er, wiz-] / ˈʰwɪz ər, ˈwɪz- /

noun

1. something that whizzes.

2. a centrifugal machine for drying sugar, grain, clothes, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of whizzer

First recorded in 1880–85; whiz ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Click went the machine, and the whizzer stopped whizzing.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl

That squall I rode in on was some whizzer!

From The Moon Pool by Merritt, Abraham

You can't run no whizzer like that on me.

From Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life by Knibbs, Henry Herbert

And that time him and Demijohn sure had one whizzer of a time.

From Jim Waring of Sonora-Town Tang of Life by Knibbs, Henry Herbert

We tried to run a whizzer and you called us good and plenty–all right then, now let’s have a talk.

From Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp by Coolidge, Dane