sizer

[ sahy-zer ]

noun

1. any device for measuring or sorting objects according to size.
2. a worker who judges or sorts objects according to size.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sizer¹

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

Example Sentences

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

I changed clinics and met two amazing people who brought me back to life - a physio called Kat Sizer and Jamie Gillespie, a prosthetist.

From BBC

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

From Washington Post

The latest tribunal ruled that Mr. Sizer should be banned from clerical functions for 12 years, and that his current suspension should be counted towards that sentence.

From Washington Times

The Most Rev. Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury and the putative head of the world’s Anglicans, said in a statement that Mr. Sizer “has undermined Christian-Jewish relations, giving encouragement to conspiracy theories and tropes that have no place in public Christian ministry and the church.”

From Washington Times