Definition of "ricer"

He opened the cashbox and counted out the money, and Martin handed it on to one of the ricers."Where are you guys ricing tomorrow?" he said."Down in the Refuge," the ricer with the money said.

1967, The New Yorker, Volume 43, Part 6, page 41

In exchange for use of a buyer's boat, the ricers were to sell what they harvested exclusively to him.

1988, Thomas Vennum, Wild Rice and the Ojibway People, page 229

There are also lots of ricers. By two weeks into ricing season, Native Harvest bought from 30 or 40 ricers.

1999 September 19, Winona LaDuke, Under the Wild Rice Moon, Minneapolis Star Tribune, reprinted in 2002, The Winona LaDuke Reader: A Collection of Essential Writings, page 30

He cooked a roast, made applesauce with the ricer and used every size pan he could find to cook vegetables.

2007, Patricia Webster Stewart, Stuck in My Own Family Tree, page 25

Ricers can also be used for mashing other root vegetables, as well as starchy ones like broad (fava) beans and peas.

2008, Leanne Kitchen, The Greengrocer, page 14

Passing cooked chunks through a basic, inexpensive handheld ricer maximizes their texture, which is less starchy than their russet brethren, and makes a soft, dry pile that simply stirs into creamy, smooth mounds.

2013, Tara Mataraza Desmond, Choosing Sides: From Holidays to Every Day, 130 Delicious Recipes to Make the Meal, unnumbered page