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RICER
ricer
(noun) a kitchen utensil used for ricing soft foods by extruding them through small holes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ricer (plural ricers)
(US) A person, especially a Native American, who cultivates and harvests rice.
(cooking) A utensil used to extrude soft foods (such as, and especially, cooked potato) through holes about the diameter of a grain of rice.
Synonym: potato ricer
Coordinate terms: potato masher, garlic press
(US, slang, derogatory) An imported automobile from an Oriental country, deemed inferior because it is low-powered and/or cheap.
Synonym: rice burner
(US, slang, derogatory) A person who drives such an automobile.
(US, slang, derogatory) A person who modifies such an automobile using after-market parts to give it the appearance of being more powerful or sporty.
Anagrams
• Crier, IRCer, crier
Source: Wiktionary
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