Mincer

/ˈmɪnsər/
noun

A machine that cuts food into small pieces.

She used a mincer to grind the meat for the burger.
Visual representation of "mincer" - A machine that cuts food into small pieces

Often appears as...

  • meat mincer
  • using a mincer
noun

A person who walks with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness, often used as a derogatory term.

He's such a mincer with his fancy walk and posh accent.
Visual representation of "mincer" - A person who walks with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness, often used as a derogatory term

Often appears as...

  • such a mincer
  • don't be a mincer

Usage tips

Informal, Disapproving

noun

A machine that cuts food into small pieces.

She used a mincer to grind the meat for the burger.
Visual representation of "mincer" - A machine that cuts food into small pieces

Often appears as...

  • meat mincer
  • using a mincer
noun

A person who walks with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness, often used as a derogatory term.

He's such a mincer with his fancy walk and posh accent.
Visual representation of "mincer" - A person who walks with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness, often used as a derogatory term

Often appears as...

  • such a mincer
  • don't be a mincer

Usage tips

Informal, Disapproving

Definition 1 of 2
Visual representation of "mincer"
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Kitchen Equipment

Mainly used in cooking contexts to refer to a machine that processes food.

Illustration for Kitchen Equipment
He bought a mincer to make homemade sausages.
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Specific Action

Implies the action of chopping or grinding, especially meats, into smaller pieces.

Illustration for Specific Action
Can you use the mincer for these vegetables?
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Physical Object

Refers to an actual device, not a method or process.

Illustration for Physical Object
The mincer is on the top shelf.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Kitchen Equipment

Mainly used in cooking contexts to refer to a machine that processes food.

Illustration for Kitchen Equipment
He bought a mincer to make homemade sausages.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Specific Action

Implies the action of chopping or grinding, especially meats, into smaller pieces.

Illustration for Specific Action
Can you use the mincer for these vegetables?
LampPro Tip 3/3

Physical Object

Refers to an actual device, not a method or process.

Illustration for Physical Object
The mincer is on the top shelf.
LampPro Tip 1/3

Kitchen Equipment

Mainly used in cooking contexts to refer to a machine that processes food.

Illustration for Kitchen Equipment
He bought a mincer to make homemade sausages.
LampPro Tip 2/3

Specific Action

Implies the action of chopping or grinding, especially meats, into smaller pieces.

Illustration for Specific Action
Can you use the mincer for these vegetables?
LampPro Tip 3/3

Physical Object

Refers to an actual device, not a method or process.

Illustration for Physical Object
The mincer is on the top shelf.
Visual representation of the word "Mincer"

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Quote examples

Jimmy Nail

English Actor

I haven't got the kind of discipline where I can turn my emotion inside out and then just switch off. It affects me fairly profoundly and I don't like putting myself through that kind of mincer every day.
Portrait of Jimmy Nail

Quote examples

Jimmy Nail

English Actor

I haven't got the kind of discipline where I can turn my emotion inside out and then just switch off. It affects me fairly profoundly and I don't like putting myself through that kind of mincer every day.
Portrait of Jimmy Nail
Example 1 of 1
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