grinder
pronunciation
How to pronounce grinder in British English:
UK [ˈgraɪndə(r)]
How to pronounce grinder in American English:
US [ˈɡraɪndɚ]
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- Noun:
- a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
- grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
- machine that processes materials by grinding or crushing
- a machine tool that polishes metal
Word Origin
- 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, American English, though the exact signification is uncertain (perhaps from the amount of chewing required to eat one).
Example
- 1. They have ordered a new grinder .
- 2. Check out our great grinder crankshaft .
- 3. Christen alina drill grinder double ended .
- 4. Your stepfather keeps feeding leaves into his grinder until the policeman is about three feet away .
- 5. One of them then suggested a grinder but that would have involved running an electric cable out on to the pavement and the health and safety executive gets into a terrible flap about that sort of thing .