food processor

noun

: an electric kitchen appliance with a set of interchangeable blades revolving inside a container

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Add vegetables to the bowl of a food processor, working in batches if necessary. Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025 The one cup of white beans can be mashed in a food processor instead of with a potato masher or spatula. Linda Gassenheimer, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025 Purée the wedges in a food processor, blender, hand mixer or with a potato masher. Cody Godwin, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025 Turn mixer on medium or pulse food processor until chicken is finely shredded. Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for food processor

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of food processor was in 1973

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“Food processor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20processor. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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food processor

noun
: an electric kitchen appliance that has blades that turn inside a container and is used for cutting and blending food

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