What does grinder mean?

Definitions for grinder
ˈgraɪn dərgrinder

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word grinder.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zepnoun

    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

  2. molar, grindernoun

    grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars

  3. mill, grinder, milling machinerynoun

    machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing

  4. grindernoun

    a machine tool that polishes metal

Wiktionary

  1. grindernoun

    A molar.

  2. grindernoun

    A power tool with a spinning abrasive disc, used for grinding, smoothing, and shaping materials, usually metal.

  3. grindernoun

    A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.

    I am going to the deli to get a grinder for lunch.

  4. grindernoun

    A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or powdered pieces

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Grindernoun

    Etymology: from grind.

    His heart a solid rock, to fear unknown,
    And harder than the grinder ’s nether stone. George Sandys.

    Now exhort
    Thy hinds to exercise the pointed steel
    On the hard rock, and give a wheely form
    To the expected grinder. Phillips.

    The teeth are in men of three kinds: sharp, as the fore-teeth; broad, as the back-teeth, which we call the molar-teeth, or grinders; and pointed teeth, or canine, which are between both. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    He the raging lioness confounds,
    The roaring lion with his javelin wounds;
    Scatters their whelps, their grinders breaks; so they
    With the old hunter starve for want of prey. George Sandys.

    The jaw-teeth or grinders, in Latin molares, are made flat and broad a-top, and withal somewhat uneven and rugged, that, by their knobs and little cavities, they may the better retain, grind and commix the aliments. John Ray, on the Creation.

    Nature is at a great deal of labour to transmute vegetable into animal substances; therefore herb-eating animals, which don’t ruminate, have strong grinders, and chew much. Arbuth.

    One, who at sight of supper, open’d wide
    His jaws before, and whetted grinders try’d. John Dryden, Juven.

    Both he brought;
    He mouth’d them, and betwixt his grinders caught. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. grinder

    A grinder is a tool or device that is used to break down or crush a hard material into smaller pieces or into a powder. This term can refer to various tools or machines used in different contexts such as a coffee grinder, an angle grinder, or even a device used for grinding spices. It can also refer to a type of sandwich, referred to as a "sub" or "hoagie" in other regions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Grindernoun

    one who, or that which, grinds

  2. Grindernoun

    one of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the food; a molar

  3. Grindernoun

    the restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta) of Australia; -- called also restless thrush and volatile thrush. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to which the name alludes

Wikidata

  1. Grinder

    Grinder was a late 80's/early 90's speed metal/thrash metal band from Germany. They released three full length albums and one EP before disbanding. Grinder were the first international heavy metal act to play in Turkey, on May 12, 1990 at the Open Air Theater in Istanbul.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GRINDER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grinder is ranked #19306 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Grinder surname appeared 1,402 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Grinder.

    92.8% or 1,301 total occurrences were White.
    2.1% or 30 total occurrences were Black.
    2.1% or 30 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.7% or 25 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 10 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.

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  1. red ring

  2. regrind

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grinder in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grinder in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of grinder in a Sentence

  1. Richard Nieto:

    I would start with halfway between the middle setting on your grinder and the coarsest setting, if you find your coffee is sour, then grind finer. If you find it’s a little bit bitter, then grind coarser.

  2. Jerry Bailey:

    He is just a grinder, he’s built perfectly for this kind of race. His running style is exactly the style that you want for the Belmont Stakes. He just keeps coming. That he definitely has in his favor.

  3. Alex Capri:

    The TikTok hearings in the United States mark the beginnings of a regulatory meat-grinder facing all [Chinese] tech companies.

  4. Caroline Wozniacki:

    It was only fitting that my last match would be a three- setter, a grinder and my career would finish with a forehand error. I guess it was meant to be, i really am happy. I'm excited for what's to come. You might see me around off the court.

  5. Aneurin Bevan:

    I am not going to spend any time whatsoever in attacking the Foreign Secretary. If we complain about the tune, there is no reason to attack the monkey when the organ grinder is present.

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