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grinder

[ grahyn-der ]
/ ˈgraɪn dər /
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noun

a person or thing that grinds.
a kitchen device or appliance for grinding food.
a sharpener of tools.
a molar tooth.
Chiefly New England and Inland North. hero sandwich.
grinders, Informal. the teeth.

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Origin of grinder

1350–1400; Middle English. See grind, -er1

Regional variation note

5. See hero sandwich.
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British Dictionary definitions for grinder

grinder

/ (ˈɡraɪndə) /

noun

a person who grinds, esp one who grinds cutting tools
a machine for grinding
a molar tooth
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

Word Origin and History for grinder

grinder

n.

Old English grindere "one who grinds (grain);" agent noun from grind (v.). Meaning "molar tooth" is late 14c. (Old English had grindetoð). Meaning "machine for milling" is from 1660s; of persons, from late 15c. Large sandwich sense is from 1954, though the exact signification is uncertain (perhaps from the amount of chewing required to eat one).

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