cruncher en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English crunch Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English cruncher From crunch + -er.
Meanings
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A person or thing that crunches.
Even in this hypothetical case, the misapprehension would have to be temporary because something — a noise from the next room, the need to turn pages, dust floating in the projection beam, a noisy cruncher of popcorn — would surely […]
1992, Michael Dunne, Metapop, page 190:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| crunchers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gravel cruncher · carrot cruncher · ground cruncher · number cruncher · crumb cruncher