Definitions for grinder
ˈgraɪn dərgrinder

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grindernoun

   Etymology: from grind.

   1. One that grinds; one that works in a mill.2. The instrument of grinding.

   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.

   3. [ grund-toðas .] The back teeth; the double teeth.

   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.

   4. The teeth, in irony or contempt.

   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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Matched Categories

1. • Machine Tool
   • Sandwich
   • Tooth

Anagrams for grinder »

1. red ring

2. regrind

How to pronounce grinder?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say grinder in sign language?

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. Jon Tester:

   I was 9 years old when I lost my fingers in this meat grinder, my parents paid for the hospital because our health care didn't cover anything.

2. 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.

3. Winston Churchill:

   Never hold discussions with the monkey when the organ grinder is in the room.

4. Alex Capri:

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

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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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grinder
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grinder
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=grinder
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grinder
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=grinder
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html