corer

English

This corer works for apples and pears.

Etymology

From core +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːɹə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹɚ/
• Homophone: Koror

Noun

corer (plural corers)

1. A utensil for removing the core from apples and similar fruit or vegetables.

   Hypernyms: utensil, kitchenware

   Hyponym: apple-corer

2. (geology) A device used to take core samples from the earth's crust for analysis.

Derived terms

• apple-corer

Related terms

• core (noun)
• core (verb)

Translations

a utensil for removing the core from fruits

• Bulgarian: резачка за ябълки f (rezačka za jabǎlki)
• Galician: descarozador (gl) m
• Malay: pengorek empulur
• Portuguese: descaroçador m

Anagrams

• crore