grinder

[grahyn-der] /ˈgraɪn dər/
noun
1.
a person or thing that grinds.
2.
a kitchen device or appliance for grinding food.
3.
a sharpener of tools.
4.
a molar tooth.
5.
Chiefly New England and Inland North. hero sandwich.
6.
grinders, Informal. the teeth.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English. See grind, -er1
Regional variation note
5. See hero sandwich.
Examples from the web for grinder
  • He has already gotten a patent for his improved pepper grinder.
  • These were not the organ grinder with his monkey or a completely illiterate gangster.
  • Using a grinder attachment for a stand mixer, push all contents though grinder, including liquids.
  • In the future, a giant meat grinder will smash up books and electricity will put them in your brain.
  • He worked as a highly proficient grinder of lenses for telescopes and microscopes while pursuing his philosophical interests.
  • Well they can hold the meat grinder of life up to my face and push me through it.
  • Children can learn about the joys of freshly ground spices with this well-designed rotary grinder.
  • If you have a coffee grinder, you have a spice grinder.
  • The mixture can also be ground in a meat grinder using a medium blade.
  • The employer could not provide information as to where the bench grinder was purchased.
British Dictionary definitions for grinder

grinder

/ˈɡraɪndə/
noun
1.
a person who grinds, esp one who grinds cutting tools
2.
a machine for grinding
3.
a molar tooth
Word Origin and History for 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).

Slang definitions & phrases for grinder

grinder

noun
  1. A barker or hawker (1925+ Circus & carnival)
  2. A stripteaser; stripper (1950s+)
  3. A car, esp an old and ramshackle one: bought a brand new Chev to take the place of her old grinder (1940s+)
  4. hero sandwich (1950s+)
  5. A parade ground; drill field (1940s+ Marine Corps)