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mincer

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnsɚ/

name

Etymology: Two main origins: * Borrowed from Polish Mincer, the local spelling of the German surname Mintzer. * Metonymic occupational surname for a butcher, a cook, or a warrior, from a derivative of Middle English mincen (“to mince”).

  1. A surname.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English mince Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English mincer From mince + -er.

  1. A kitchen utensil used for mincing meat, etc.
  2. Someone who minces.
  3. A homosexual male.