juicer

IPA/ˈdʒuːsə(r)/
IPA/ˈdʒuːsər/

juicer — noun

  • juicersingular
  • juicersplural

1. a kitchen appliance that separates juice from the pulp of fruit and vegetables

1.nounB1
Definition

a kitchen appliance that separates juice from the pulp of fruit and vegetables

Example

Padma bought a new juicer and made fresh orange juice every morning.

collocation: buy a juicer + make fresh juice

Quinn dropped apple slices into the juicer and watched the juice flow out.

pattern: drop [food] into the juicer

Common collocations
  • electric juicer
  • manual juicer
  • citrus juicer
  • buy a juicer
  • clean the juicer
  • put through a juicer
Synonyms
  • blender

    a blender mixes ingredients together; a juicer separates juice from pulp

  • food processor

    a food processor chops and mixes many foods; a juicer only extracts liquid

  • citrus press

    a citrus press is a simple manual tool for citrus fruit; a juicer can be electric and handle many kinds of produce

2. someone who is in the habit of drinking far too much alcohol

2.nounB2
Definition

someone who is in the habit of drinking far too much alcohol

Example

Justin was known around town as a juicer who started drinking at noon.

informal register: known as a juicer

Hoa's uncle was a juicer, and the family worried about his health.

Common collocations
  • known as a juicer
  • a bit of a juicer
  • a real juicer
Synonyms
  • drunkard

    more formal and literary than 'juicer'

  • alcoholic

    a clinical and more serious term; 'juicer' is casual slang

  • heavy drinker

    more common in everyday speech; 'juicer' sounds dated

  • lush

    American informal slang, more widely used today than 'juicer'

Antonyms

Usage Note

Informal and somewhat old-fashioned. In everyday speech today, people more often say 'heavy drinker.'

Common Mistakes

The patient was a chronic juicer.' (in a medical report).
The patient had a history of heavy drinking.
'juicer' is too informal for formal or medical contexts.

Word family

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

A juicer is designed to do one thing: pull liquid out of fruit and vegetables and leave the dry pulp behind. A blender, by contrast, keeps everything together — it whirs the whole fruit into a thick smoothie, fibre and all. A food processor chops, grates, and mixes solid ingredients; it does not produce a drink. A citrus press is the simplest tool of the group: a hand-operated ridged cone that twists juice out of lemons, oranges, or limes. If you want a clear, pulp-free drink, reach for a juicer; if you want a filling smoothie, use a blender.

blender ↗food processor ↗citrus press

Etymology

LatinOld FrenchMiddle EnglishEnglish

Formed by adding the noun suffix '-er' (meaning 'a person or thing that does something') to 'juice.' 'Juice' itself came into English from Old French 'jus,' which goes back to Latin 'ius' meaning 'broth' or 'sauce.' The kitchen-appliance sense appeared in the early 1900s as electric juicers became common household items. The slang meaning 'heavy drinker' arose around the same period in American English — the image is of someone who is full of alcohol, as if soaked in it.

First known use

1938

1938, in the meaning defined at sense 1