cruncher

English

Etymology

crunch +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌntʃə(ɹ)

Noun

cruncher (plural crunchers)

1. A person or thing that crunches.
   • 1992, Michael Dunne, Metapop, page 190:

     Even in this hypothetical case, the misapprehension would have to be temporary because something — a noise from the next room, the need to turn pages, dust floating in the projection beam, a noisy cruncher of popcorn — would surely […]

Derived terms

• carrot cruncher
• crumb cruncher
• gravel cruncher
• ground cruncher
• number cruncher

 

See also

• crusher