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Grinder
//ˈɡɹaɪndə// name, noun, slang
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Noun
- 1 One who grinds something, such as the teeth.
"scissors grinder (one who sharpens scissors)"
- 2 a machine tool that polishes metal wordnet
- 3 A molar.
- 4 machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing wordnet
- 5 Any tooth. slang
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- 6 grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars wordnet
- 7 Any of various machines or devices that grind things, such as by grinding them down or grinding them up.; Any of various power tools with a spinning abrasive disc, used for smoothing, shaping, or deburring materials, usually metal.
- 8 a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States wordnet
- 9 Any of various machines or devices that grind things, such as by grinding them down or grinding them up.; A grinding machine: any of various machine tools for grinding (either heavy or light grinding, but precise either way).
- 10 Any of various machines or devices that grind things, such as by grinding them down or grinding them up.; Any of various pieces of heavy equipment for grinding.
- 11 A submarine sandwich, a sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll. Northern-US
"I am going to the deli to get a grinder for lunch."
- 12 A submarine sandwich, a sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.; In particular, a submarine sandwich (hoagie) that is toasted or baked and typically does not contain lettuce. Northern-US, Pennsylvania
- 13 A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or powdered pieces.
- 14 The restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) of Australia, which makes a noise like a scissors grinder.
- 15 A fan or performer of grindcore music. slang
- 16 A biohacker who uses cybernetic implants or biochemicals to enhance or change their own body. slang
"Rich Lee – one of the organisers of Grindfest, and the Transhumanist Party’s ‘bio-hacking adviser’ – estimates that there are around 3,000 grinders in the US, and many more bio-hackers."
- 17 A student who studies hard; a swot. dated, slang
- 18 A person who coaches students for an upcoming examination. dated, slang
- 19 A hard-working, physical player with limited offensive ability. slang
- 20 A low-ranking attorney with no clients who works very hard.
- 21 An outdoor space for drills and parades. US, slang
"We were told then and there that we wouldn't be allowed on the grinder again until we could do a lot better. The grinder is what that large area was called, and it was a fitting name. They literally ground us down on it."
- 22 Atmospheric interference producing a roaring background noise. informal
Etymology
From Middle English grinder, grindere, from Old English grindere (“one or that which grinds; grinder”), equivalent to grind + -er.
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