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blender

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈblɛn.də/
  • General-American: /ˈblɛn.dɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • pin-pen-merger: /ˈblɪ̟n.dɚ/
  • rhymes with -ɛndə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: B L EH1 N D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A machine with sharp rotating blades in a bowl, for mashing, crushing, or liquefying food ingredients.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: liquidiser, liquidizer, vitamiser, vitamizer

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: immersion blender

2

noun

Meaning 2

A piece of fabric sewn into the front of a theatrical wig to make it blend in with the performer's natural hair.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A subtly patterned fabric printed in different shades of a single color, often used in place of a solid to create visual texture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, manufacturing, quilting, textiles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To mix in a blender

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: liquidizer, liquidiser

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mixer

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English blend 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 blender From blend + -er.

Across languages

Translations

74 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَلَّاط (ḵallāṭ) — machine
  • Arabic: خَلَّاط (ḵallāṭ) — machine
  • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܲܙܓ݂ܵܢܬܵܐ (mazḡāntā) — machine
  • Armenian: զանգիչ (zangičʻ) — machine
  • Armenian: գոյական խառնիչ (goyakan xaṙničʻ) — machine
  • Belarusian: мі́ксер (míksjer) — machine
  • Belarusian: мі́ксэр (míkser) — machine
  • Belarusian: блэ́ндар (bléndar) — machine
  • Belarusian: збіва́ч (zbiváč) — machine
  • Bulgarian: ми́ксер (míkser) — machine
  • Bulgarian: паса́тор (pasátor) — machine
  • Bulgarian: блендер (blender) — machine
  • Burmese: သစ်သီးဖျော်စက် (sacsi:hpyaucak) — machine
  • Catalan: batedora — machine
  • Cheyenne: aésto'épeeneo'o — machine
  • Chinese Cantonese: 攪拌機 /搅拌机 (gaau2 bun6 gei1) — machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 混合器 (hùnhéqì) — machine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 攪拌機 /搅拌机 (jiǎobànjī) — machine
  • Czech: mixér — machine
  • Danish: blender — machine
  • Estonian: segisti — machine
  • Finnish: sekoitin — machine
  • Finnish: tehosekoitin — machine
  • French: mixeur — machine
  • German: Mixer — machine
  • German: Pürierer — machine
  • German: Vermuser — machine
  • Greek: μπλέντερ (blénter) — machine
  • Hebrew: מַמְחֶה (mamkhé) — machine
  • Hungarian: turmixgép — machine
  • Icelandic: blandari — machine
  • Ido: mixilo — machine
  • Indonesian: pencampur — machine
  • Italian: frullatore — machine
  • Japanese: ブレンダー (burendā) — machine
  • Japanese: ミキサー (mikisā) — machine
  • Korean: 블렌더 (beullendeo) — machine
  • Korean: 믹서 (mikseo) — machine
  • Korean: 미끼샤 (mikkisya) — machine
  • Latvian: blenderis — machine
  • Macedonian: блендер (blender) — machine
  • Malay: pengisar — machine
  • Marathi: ब्लेंडर (bleṇḍar) — machine
  • Mongolian: холигч (xoligč) — machine
  • Nahuatl: tepozmolcaxitl — machine
  • Persian: مخلوطکن — machine
  • Polish: mikser — machine
  • Polish: blender — machine
  • Portuguese: liquidificador — machine
  • Romanian: malaxor — machine
  • Romanian: blender — machine
  • Russian: ми́ксер (míkser) — machine
  • Russian: смеси́тель (smesítelʹ) — machine
  • Russian: меша́лка (mešálka) — machine
  • Russian: бле́ндер (blɛ́ndɛr) — machine
  • Serbo-Croatian: ме́шалица — machine
  • Serbo-Croatian: мешало — machine
  • Serbo-Croatian: блѐндер — machine
  • Serbo-Croatian: méšalica — machine
  • Serbo-Croatian: mešalo — machine
  • Serbo-Croatian: blènder — machine
  • Slovak: mixér — machine
  • Slovene: mešalnik — machine
  • Spanish: licuadora — machine
  • Swedish: mixer — machine
  • Tamil: மிக்ஸி (miksi) — machine
  • Thai: เครื่องปั่น (krʉ̂ʉang-bpàn) — machine
  • Thai: เครื่องปั่นผสมอาหาร (krʉ̂ʉang bpàn pà-sǒm aa-hǎan) — machine
  • Turkish: blender — machine
  • Ukrainian: мі́ксер (míkser) — machine
  • Ukrainian: бле́ндер (blénder) — machine
  • Uzbek: aralashma — machine
  • Vietnamese: máy xay sinh tố — machine
  • Vietnamese: máy xay — machine