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processor

processor

47 3.7
A person or company that prepares and handles food, photos and applications
  • noun
  • /ˈprɒsɛsər/
translation icon : procesador
  • I needed money and got word that the chicken processor in Dillon was hiring.
  • food processor
  • seafood processor
  • fish processor

Those are the guys that do the really hard work raising cows, doing their thing and they get screwed by the the middleman, the processors.

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Examples

  • Working with a Portland seafood processor, Maine Correctional Center launches a "new" enterprise.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Among the prizes on tonight's show are a food processor, a television, and a shiny Russian military jeep.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • Separate them, and take them to your processor for developing and printing.

    Academic text (1999)
  • AI and modern sensors can be used to help food processors sort better, reducing food waste and making better use of food by products.

  • Work with local and state enforcement agencies to help the compost processor through the permitting process.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The Calcasieu Lake shrimp houses relied heavily on processors as markets for their shrimp.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Many of Lindholm's customers own equity in Minnesota Corn Processors, a farmer-owned co-op.

    Academic text (1999)
  • To make salsa, chop the tomatoes and onions in a food processor until they reach your desired consistency.

  • The caterer used a large food processor to prepare the ingredients for the event efficiently.

  • You can easily make hummus by blending chickpeas and garlic in a food processor.

Synonyms

data processor
vsprocessor
  • Formal
3.9

A person or company that handles personal information for another organisation

is broader, handling foods, photographs, or applications rather than only personal data

Antonyms

1.8

A person who buys and uses goods or services

Compounds

A kitchen machine with different blades that quickly cuts, mixes, or blends food

word processor
  • Specialized
11 3.0

A program on a computer for writing, editing and printing text documents

central processor
  • Specialized
1 3.7

The main chip in a computer that does most calculations and controls other parts

data processor
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A machine or part of a computer that quickly does calculations and handles information automatically

3.9

A person or company that handles personal information for another organisation

6.0

A computer program that understands and produces written or spoken language

How Specialized

merchant bank
  • Specialized
1 5.0
processor
47 3.7
commercial bank
  • Specialized
12 3.0

Surface Forms

processor singular
processors plural

Morphology

processor = process (transparent) = process + or

Standard agent nominalization: 'process' (verb) + '-or' yields 'one who or that which processes', which directly matches this sense.

Etymology

Processor comes from the Latin word procedere, which means 'to go forward', and you can see the same root in proceed and procession. A processor is therefore 'one who moves something forward through a set of steps', which is why it means a person or business that handles and prepares food, photos, or applications.