Definition

Noun: 1. A kitchen utensil for extracting juice from fruit: A device, typically handheld, designed to press or crush fruit (especially citrus fruits like lemons, limes, and oranges) to release their juice. 2. A person or thing that squeezes: In a broader sense, anything or anyone that applies pressure to compress or extract something.

Examples

• Noun (Kitchen Utensil):

  • She used a lemon squeezer to make fresh lemonade.
  • A good citrus squeezer can extract more juice with less effort.
  • The recipe calls for the juice of one orange, extracted with a squeezer.

• Noun (General):

  • He worked as a squeezer in the olive oil press. (This usage is less common and more specific to certain industries.)

Advanced Usage

• "Citrus squeezer": A more specific term for the most common type of squeezer, often shaped like a reamer or a press.
• "Garlic squeezer": A specialized utensil designed to crush garlic cloves into a paste.

Variants and Related Words

• Squeeze (verb): To apply pressure to something, especially to extract liquid from it.
  • Squeeze the lemon over the fish.
• Juicer (noun): A broader term for a device that extracts juice, which can be an electric appliance for various fruits and vegetables, not just handheld citrus presses.

Synonyms

• Juicer (specifically for the kitchen utensil meaning)
• Press (e.g., citrus press)
• Extractor

Related Phrases

• "Put the squeeze on someone" (Idiom): To put pressure on someone, often to get money or a favor. (Note: This idiom uses the verb "squeeze," not the noun "squeezer," but is conceptually related to the broader meaning of applying pressure.)
  • The creditors are putting the squeeze on the company to repay its debts.

Noun

1. a kitchen utensil for squeezing juice from fruit