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seeder

seeder

5.4
A tool used to remove small hard parts from fruit
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːdər/
translation icon : deshuesador
  • She used the seeder to remove the pits from the cherries before making a pie.

Examples

  • The seeder is essential in the kitchen for making juice without the seeds.

  • With the help of the seeder, he quickly prepared the peaches for the fruit salad.

  • We picked a clean seeder for you.

Compounds

cloud seeder
  • Specialized
7.6

A person who adds tiny particles to clouds to make rain

Surface Forms

seeder singular
seeders plural

Morphology

seeder = seed (transparent) = seed + er

Standard agent/instrument nominalization from the verb 'seed' meaning to remove seeds.

Etymology

Seeder comes from seed + -er, meaning 'one who works with seeds'. A kitchen seeder is simply a small tool that takes seeds out of fruit, so its name tells you exactly what it does.