sizzler

English

Etymology

sizzle +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪzləɹ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪzlə(ɹ)

Noun

sizzler (plural sizzlers)

1. One who, or that which, sizzles.
   • 1980, New York Magazine, volume 13, number 38, page 38:

     The cannelloni ($5.50) bubbles and hisses, a creamy sizzler with a blanket of fresh chopped parsley covering that lovely noodle dough; its forcemeat of pork and chicken is both rich and mild, and the Alfredo sauce isn't overcheesed.

2. (slang) A person who is very sexually attractive.
3. An Indian dish of meat and vegetables served sizzling on a hot plate.

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• Rizzles, rizzles