blender

[ blen-der ]

noun

1. a person or thing that blends.
2. an electric culinary grinding and mixing appliance, consisting of a container with propellerlike blades at the bottom that are whirled by a high-speed motor to purée, chop, or mix foods.
3. pastry blender.

blender

/ ˈblɛndə /

noun

1. a person or thing that blends
2. Also calledliquidizer a kitchen appliance with blades used for puréeing vegetables, blending liquids, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of blender¹

First recorded in 1870–75; blend + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“I’m a sucker for uptempo. With the transitions of R&B to club music, my shows have become a beautiful blender. Everything always ends up coming together well in the end,” De Miguel said.

From Los Angeles Times

Dan Aykroyd sells a blender by putting a whole fish into it and turning the blender on.

From Los Angeles Times

My husband, daughter and I moved into a Burbank, Calif., house that came with a logic-defying floor plan, a generous orange tree and a 20-year lease on a rooftop solar array that can produce 2.65 kilowatts of power from the sun — the equivalent amount of electricity, roughly, to run a dishwasher and possibly a blender at the same time.

From Salon

But, chaos in a blender rules in this country.

From Salon

That’s the only one who benefits from this chaos in a blender.

From Salon

Related Words

• mixer