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sizer

American  
[sahy-zer] / ˈsaɪ zər /

noun

  1. any device for measuring or sorting objects according to size.

  2. a worker who judges or sorts objects according to size.


Etymology

Origin of sizer

First recorded in 1670–80; size 1 + -er 1

Example Sentences

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The dog was found tied to a carry-on-baggage sizer by the JetBlue ticket counter at Terminal 3 at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport earlier this month, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

If you're bringing a small suitcase on board the plane, bear in mind both the weight and the size of the luggage if you have to measure it in a metal sizer at the airport.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

Dividing each time a cell reaches a target size, known as the sizer strategy, seemed to be the best way to constrain the size of a cell.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

“It must fit the required dimensions and fit into the sizer in the gate area.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 7, 2023

The sizer was sharply reprimanded for this outbreak of wounded pride, but the degrading task was from that day forward very properly consigned to menial hands.

From Oliver Goldsmith A Biography by Irving, Washington