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

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whizzer

Click went the machine, and the whizzer stopped whizzing.

From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl

Small whizzer used in sacred and medicine dances.

From Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Pueblos of Zuñi, New Mexico, and Wolpi, Arizona, in 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 511-594 by James Stevenson

"Dutchy's trying to run a whizzer," he remarked, cutting a defiant gash clean across the second pie.

From The Happy Family by B. M. Bower

The atmosphere is always very moist about a whizzer, and there are frequently injurious fumes.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887 by Various

Then the Yaybaka began to hoot, the orchestra to play, the choristers to sing, the whizzer to make his mimic storm, and the wand bearers to dance.

From The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 379-468 by Washington Matthews