parer

Thân thiện

A chef uses a parer to peel a ripe apple.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables: A parer is a kitchen tool designed for removing the thin outer skin or peeling from produce.
   • A manicurist who trims the fingernails: A parer is a person whose job involves cutting and shaping a client's fingernails.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Tool):
  • She used a parer to remove the apple skin quickly and neatly.
  • A good parer is essential for preparing vegetables for a salad.
• Noun (Person):
  • The parer at the salon gave her nails a perfect shape.
  • He worked as a parer before becoming a full nail technician.

Advanced Usage

• The term parer is less common in everyday speech than more general terms like "peeler" or "manicurist." It is often found in more formal, technical, or historical contexts describing specific tools or professions.

Variants and Related Words

• Pare (verb): To trim or cut away the outer edge or skin of something.
  • You must pare the carrots before dicing them.
• Paring (noun): The act of peeling or a thin piece that has been pared off.
  • She composted the potato parings.

Synonyms

• For the tool: Peeler, peeling knife, utility knife.
• For the person: Manicurist, nail trimmer, nail technician.

Related Phrases

• Pare down: To reduce the amount or number of something.
  • The company had to pare down its workforce during the recession.
  • She pared down her essay to meet the word limit.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a small sharp knife used in paring fruits or vegetables
2. a manicurist who trims the fingernails

Từ đồng nghĩa

• paring knife