shredder
noun
a person or thing that shreds.
shredders
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pluralof shredder.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Upstairs, children pore over schoolbooks, mothers prepare lunch and television sets flicker in cramped living rooms, all against the constant background noise of shredders whining and baling presses pounding below.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
By the time Billy and I met, it was the era of the California shredders — Eddie Van Halen and then a lot of bad Eddie Van Halen copies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
What a professional does: Pros dispose of sensitive documents and data using top shredders and secure erasure methods.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2024
Hong Kong police said in a news conference Friday they had arrested two men, one of whom had been trying to destroy documents with paper shredders and bleach.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
On the night of November 11 the shredders came and set up their great machine on the floor of the forage barn, ready to commence work the next morning.
From The Fat of the Land The Story of an American Farm by John Williams Streeter
