noun

crusher

grinder, pulverizer, press

A rock crusher is a large industrial machine.

A rock crusher is a large industrial machine.

We used a garlic crusher to prepare the meal.

We used a garlic crusher to prepare the meal.

((as a noun)) a machine that crushes something The stone crusher is very loud.

Synonyms: grinder, mill, press

From the verb 'crush' plus the agent suffix '-er'.

Think of the structure: 'crush' (the action) + '-er' (the thing that does the action) = a machine that crushes.

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