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sizer

sizer noun: an instrument or contrivance to size articles, or to determine their size by a standard, or to separate and distribute them according to size. Also the alternative form of sizar.

Noun

sizer (plural sizers)

  1. An instrument or contrivance to size articles, or to determine their size by a standard, or to separate and distribute them according to size.
  2. An instrument or tool for bringing anything to an exact size.
  3. An object used at the airport to test to see if a carry on or personal item is the correct size allowed by the airline.

Proper noun capitalized: Sizer

Sizer (plural Sizers)

  1. A surname.

Also used as

sizer is also the alternative form of sizar.

Forms of sizer

Noun
pluralsizers
Proper noun
pluralSizers

Origin of sizer

From size + -er.

Words formed from sizer

Questions about sizer

What does sizer mean?
Sizer means an instrument or contrivance to size articles, or to determine their size by a standard, or to separate and distribute them according to size.
What part of speech is sizer?
Sizer can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of sizer?
The plural of sizer is sizers.

Words near sizer in the dictionary

  1. sizel
  2. sizeless
  3. sizelessness
  4. sizels
  5. Sizemore
  6. sizer
  7. sizers
  8. sizership
  9. sizerships
  10. sizes
  11. sizes down

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