processor

UK: /ˈprəʊsɛsə^r/

US: /ˈprɑsɛsɚ/

US: (pros′es ər or, esp. Brit., prō′ses-)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

proc•es•sor or proc•ess•er /ˈprɑsɛsɚ/   n. [countable]

1. Computing a person or thing that processes:
   a food processor.
2. Computing a computer.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

proc•es•sor  (pros′es ər or, esp. Brit., prō′ses-), n. 

1. Computing a person or thing that processes.
2. Computing
   • Computing computer.
   • Computing controller (def. 5).
3. Food See food processor. 

Also, proc′ess•er. 

• process + -or² 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

processor / ˈprəʊsɛsə/ noun

1. another name for central processing unit
2. a person or thing that carries out a process