grinder
noun
a person or thing that grinds.
grinders
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pluralof grinder.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Generators, metal grinders and backhoes to clear debris are also desperately needed, affected residents say.
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
French investigators have collected more than 150 samples of DNA, fingerprints and other forensic traces from the scene, including from a helmet, angle grinders, gloves and a vest abandoned by the perpetrators, according to prosecutors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
They were equipped with heavy-duty bolt-cutters, angle grinders, glue, sand, Just Stop Oil high-visibility vests and a leaflet containing instructions to follow when interacting with police.
From BBC ● May 27, 2025
This is Dodger Stadium versus Machado, Shohei versus Tatis, grinders versus showboaters, the real freeway series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
The transport sphere plowed along the trench, past all the fortified city’s defenses: walls, moats, machicolations, crossbow cannons, drawbridges, bristling spear pits, bladed gates, and giant mechanical grinders.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
