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whizzer

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whiz·​zer | \ ˈhwi-zər How to pronounce whizzer (audio) , ˈwi-\

Definition of whizzer

: one that whizzes especially : a centrifugal machine for drying something (such as grain, sugar, or nitrated cotton)

Examples of whizzer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Cain got a glove up and deflected Carlos Gonzalez’s whizzer at his ear, and shortstop Kelby Tomlinson picked up the carom for a forceout that stranded the bases loaded in the third. — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, "Giants simply haven’t measured up against Rockies, lose another at Coors Field," 17 June 2017

First Known Use of whizzer

1851, in the meaning defined above

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