whizzer
noun
whiz·zer ˈ(h)wi-zər 
: one that whizzes
especially : a centrifugal machine for drying something (such as grain, sugar, or nitrated cotton)
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The combination feeds the V-6 and the electric whizzer directly into the transmission. —
John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 22 Sep. 2020 Cain got a glove up and deflected Carlos Gonzalez’s whizzer at his ear, and shortstop Kelby Tomlinson picked up the carom for a forceout that stranded the bases loaded in the third. —Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 17 June 2017
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John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 22 Sep. 2020 Cain got a glove up and deflected Carlos Gonzalez’s whizzer at his ear, and shortstop Kelby Tomlinson picked up the carom for a forceout that stranded the bases loaded in the third. —Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 17 June 2017
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“Whizzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/whizzer. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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