"masticator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: masticators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} masticator (plural masticators)
  1. Someone who masticates.
    Sense id: en-masticator-en-noun-S4RSoC7L
  2. A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people.
    Sense id: en-masticator-en-noun-gSD7b437
  3. A machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture.
    Sense id: en-masticator-en-noun-X0WRnY60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 2 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 4 65

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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