cuber
- noun
- /ˈkjuːbər/
- A new automatic cuber was installed in the food processing plant last month.
Examples
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The cuber diced the vegetables quickly.
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He worked as a cuber in the factory, shaping blocks of cheese for packaging.
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The chef used a cuber to prepare the vegetables for the salad quickly and evenly.
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He is a skilled cuber in the kitchen.
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The chef used a cuber to prepare the vegetables for the soup.
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At the cooking class, each participant learned how to use a cuber for perfect presentation.
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For the salad, she chose a manual cuber to ensure even-sized pieces.
Synonyms
A tool that cuts food into small cubes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Cuber comes from cube, a box with six equal square sides, plus the ending -er meaning 'one who does', so a cuber is 'one who makes cubes'. This explains why it refers to a person or machine that cuts food or material into cube-shaped pieces.