grater

[grey-ter]

noun

1. a person or thing that grates. grate.

2. any of various kitchen devices for grating grate grating food.

   a cheese grater.

ˈgrater

/ ˈɡreɪtə /

noun

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

2. a person or thing that grates

Word History and Origins

Origin of grater¹

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

Example Sentences

Early on, critics panned the building’s unconventional design, calling it everything from “tight” and “unadventurous” to a “supersized cheese grater.”

From Los Angeles Times

You can go fresh, which packs the sharpest punch but requires a little courage and a good grater, or prepared, which is milder and keeps nicely in the fridge.

From Salon

She comes back a couple of times a week, picking through the ash to look for things from a past life: cup, cracked plate, cheese grater, mixing bowl.

From Los Angeles Times

The wiring diagram was made by slicing up a fly brain using what is essentially a microscopic cheese grater, photographing each of the 7,000 slices and digitally putting them altogether.

From BBC

This method works with anything with holes, such as a straw hat, a strainer, a cheese grater or even a perforated spoon.

From New York Times