Definition

1. Noun:
   • A knife designed for slicing a specific food: A kitchen utensil, typically with a long, thin, and often serrated or perforated blade, made specifically for cutting particular foods into thin, even pieces.
   • A machine for cutting: A mechanical device, often with a rotating circular blade, used for cutting materials (like food, metal, or wood) into slices.
   • A type of golfer: In golf, a player whose shots typically curve sharply from left to right (for a right-handed player) due to the spin imparted on the ball.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Kitchen Utensil):
  • Use the cheese slicer to get thin, even pieces for the platter.
  • An electric meat slicer makes preparing deli sandwiches much easier.
• Noun (Machine):
  • The factory uses a high-powered slicer to cut the metal sheets.
  • Put the bread loaf in the automatic slicer.
• Noun (Golf):
  • As a slicer, he often finds his ball in the right rough.
  • She is working with a coach to fix her swing and stop being a slicer.

Advanced Usage

• "Bacon slicer": A specific type of slicer designed for cutting bacon.
  • The butcher used a bacon slicer to prepare my order.
• "Egg slicer": A small device with multiple wires for slicing hard-boiled eggs.
  • She used an egg slicer to garnish the salad perfectly.

Variants and Related Words

• Slice (verb/noun): The core action; to cut into slices, or a thin, broad piece cut from something.
  • Slice the tomatoes. / a slice of bread.
• Slicing (gerund/noun): The action or process of cutting with a slicer.
  • The slicing of the vegetables was done quickly with the mandoline.

Synonyms

• Cutter: A general term for a tool or machine used for cutting.
• Mandoline: A manual kitchen slicer with adjustable blades.
• Fader (Golf antonym): A golfer whose shots curve gently from left to right (for a right-handed player), as opposed to the sharp curve of a slicer.

Related Phrases

• Slicer-dicer: A colloquial term, often for a multi-purpose kitchen appliance that can both slice and dice food.
  • This food processor attachment works as a slicer-dicer.

Noun

1. knife especially designed for slicing particular foods, as cheese
2. a machine for cutting; usually with a revolving blade
3. a golfer whose shots typically curve right (for right-handed golfers)