juicer

juicer
/jooh"seuhr/, n.
1. a kitchen appliance for extracting juice from fruits and vegetables.
2. Theat. Slang. a stage electrician who works on the lighting of motion-picture, television, and theatrical sets.
3. Slang. a person who drinks alcohol heavily and usually habitually.
[1925-30; JUICE + -ER1]

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