GRATER

grater

(noun) utensil with sharp perforations for shredding foods (as vegetables or cheese)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

grater (plural graters)

a tool with which one grates, especially cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump

Anagrams

• Trager, garret, garter

Source: Wiktionary

Grat"er, a. Etym: [From Qrate, v.]

Definition: One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition