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grater

American  
[grey-ter] / ˈgreɪ tər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that grates.

  2. any of various kitchen devices for grating food.

    a cheese grater.
grater British  
/ ˈɡreɪtə /

noun

  1. a kitchen utensil with sharp-edged perforations for grating carrots, cheese, etc

  2. a person or thing that grates

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of grater

1400–50; late Middle English. See grate 2, -er 1

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