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Definition of Osterizer in English:

Osterizer

noun

US

  • A trademark for: a type of electric food mixer.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in The New York Times Magazine. From the name of John Oster (d. 1963), founder (in 1924) of the John Oster Manufacturing Company which produced this type of mixer in 1946 + -izer.

Pronunciation

Osterizer

/ˈəʊstərʌɪzə//ˈɒstərʌɪzə/