Grinder Meaning
/ˈɡɹaɪndə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who grinds something, such as the teeth.
nounA molar.
Sentence Examples
Women! The knife grinder is arrived!
Don't put your fingers in the meat grinder!
CEFR Practice Quiz
He used the electric ____ to turn the coffee beans into fine powder.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She used a small electric ____ to shred the blocks of hard cheese for the homemade pizza topping.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English grinder, grindere, from Old English grindere (“one or that which grinds; grinder”), equivalent to grind + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Masseter hypertrophy may become apparent in persistent grinders."
— 2010, A. J. Larner, A Dictionary of Neurological Signs, page 68:
"It was reported that the recipes for the secret sauce and grinder sandwiches were proprietary, known only to the current president of the corporation and the former owner of the restaurant."
— 1996, Michael Craig Budden, Protecting Trade Secrets under the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Westport, Conn.: Quorum Books, →ISBN, page 20:
"Rich Lee – one of the organisers of Grindfest, and the Transhumanist Party’s ‘bio-hacking adviser’ – estimates that there are around 3,000 grinders in the US, and many more bio-hackers."
— 2017, Jamie Bartlett, chapter 1, in Radicals:
"We were told then and there that we wouldn't be allowed on the grinder again until we could do a lot better. The grinder is what that large area was called, and it was a fitting name. They literally ground us down on it."
— 2019, Chas Romeo, U.S.M.C.:
"Company formations are held on the grinder (basketball court outside the Quarterdeck)."
— 2013, USMC Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC / TC3) Guidelines:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
He used the electric ____ to turn the coffee beans into fine powder.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She used a small electric ____ to shred the blocks of hard cheese for the homemade pizza topping.