1. a kitchen tool used to remove the core from fruit, especially apples and pears
2. a person or device that removes the core or central part from something
Usage: technical

Examples

• She used an apple corer to quickly remove the seeds from the fruit.
• The corer made it easy to prepare the apples for baking.
• A good corer should have a sharp blade and a comfortable handle.
• He grabbed the corer from the kitchen drawer before slicing the pears.
• The corer removed the woody center in just one twist.
• Many home cooks prefer a corer over a knife for this task.