food processor

noun

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

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Gather the ingredients and add them all at once to a food processor. Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025 Use a food processor to blend your preferred bean, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and olive oil. Merve Ceylan, Health, 14 Jan. 2025 The brand introduced the first food processor to the American market in 1973, and it’s held the hearts of many home cooks ever since. Emily Farris, Bon Appétit, 29 Nov. 2024 In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar, salt and butter. The View, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024 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 2 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

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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