Sander
//ˈsændɚ// name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person employed to sand wood.
- 2 a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor wordnet
- 3 A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.
"The autophiles hang around a big, fluorescent-lighted garage with cars on cinder blocks, ostensibly in competition for a job, and they talk to the camera in between sessions at the sander or other machines."
- 4 A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy, icy, slippery conditions to improve traction.
"Grass growing on the track made the running far from easy, and only frequent use of the sanders enabled us to breast the 1 in 50 gradients between Letterkenny and Kilmacrenon [sic]."
- 5 A small device resembling a salt shaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink. historical
Proper Noun
- 1 A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 2 A surname transferred from the given name. countable, uncountable
- 3 A village in Norway. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"Ziri asked Yazid if he could borrow his power sander."
Etymology
From sand + -er.
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.