incher

English

Etymology

From inch +‎ -er.

Noun

incher (plural inchers)

1. (in combination with a number) An object having a dimension of so many inches.

   Which computer monitor did you buy? I bought the 24-incher!

   • 2007 October 5, Denise Buffa, “JAIL-KNIFE RAP VS. NIXZMARY DAD”, in New York Post‎^[1]:

     About the makeshift knives, one law-enforcement source said, “They found a four-incher and a six-incher, in his cell, under his legal papers.”

   • 2017 May 17, Damon Darlin, “How a Projector Can Substitute for a Television Set”, in The New York Times‎^[2]:

     Our recommended screen is about $190 for a 100 incher, last time I checked, so it’s still much cheaper.

   • 2023 August 14, J. J. Goode, “A Field Guide to the Great Hot Dogs of America”, in The New York Times‎^[3]:

     New York State is a epicenter of American hotdoggery, home to beloved hyperlocal wieners like Syracuse’s Snappy Grillers, micro-regional variants like the three-inchers of Troy, and destination footlongs like those grilled over coals at Ted’s in Buffalo.

Anagrams

• Rhenic, enrich, nicher, rhenic, richen