noun
juicer
JOO-ser/ˈdʒuːsər/
A machine or tool for extracting juice from fruit or vegetables.
The juicer presses an orange half to extract its juice.
Etymology
Latin ius covered broth, sauce, and juice. As juice came to mean the liquid in fruit or vegetables, the agent ending -er named a device that extracts it.
In context
I did change the recipe because I used beetroot that I had got from the juicer. So, it was beetroot pulp rather than cooked beetroot that had been pureed.
More examples
- The juicer separates the juice from the pulp.
- He cleans the juicer after making breakfast.
- A simple handheld juicer works well for lemons.
Forms
juicer · juicers
Similar words
- extractor
- Any device that removes a substance, not only juice.
- reamer
- A citrus reamer extracts juice by pressing and twisting fruit against a ridged point; juicer is the broader device name.