1. Plural of mincer; devices or machines that cut food (especially meat) into small pieces.
Usage: Common in British English; American English often uses 'grinder' or 'meat grinder'.
2. Plural of mincer; people who mince or walk with short, affected steps.
Usage: Less common; derived from the verb 'to mince'.

Examples

• The butcher used several different mincers to prepare ground meat for the sausages.
• Modern kitchen mincers can process vegetables as well as meat.
• She bought two electric mincers to speed up her food preparation.
• The restaurant's mincers broke down during the lunch rush.
• Hand-crank mincers are still popular in many European kitchens.