mincer

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US/ˈmɪnsɚ/

noun

A kitchen utensil used for mincing meat, etc.

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mincing machine
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Meanings

mincer1

nounmincer (plural mincers)

plural mincers

  1. A kitchen utensil used for mincing meat, etc.
  2. Someone who minces.
  3. UKderogatoryslangA homosexual male.

Mincer2

proper nounMincer (plural Mincers)

plural Mincers

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces

Similar
mincing machine
Broader
kitchen utensil

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

mincer · noun

From mince + -er.

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Mincer · proper noun

  1. Middle Englishmincen“to mince”
  2. PolishMincer
  3. EnglishMincer

Two main origins: * Borrowed from Polish Mincer, the local spelling of the German surname Mintzer. * Metonymic occupational surname for a butcher, a cook, or a warrior, from a derivative of Middle English mincen (“to mince”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

mincer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mincer

MLA

“mincer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mincer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mincer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mincer.

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