grinder
(noun) a machine tool that polishes metal
mill, grinder, milling machinery
(noun) machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
molar, grinder
(noun) grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
(noun) 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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
grinder (plural grinders)
One who grinds something, such as the teeth.
(anatomical) A molar.
A power tool with a spinning abrasive disc, used for grinding, smoothing, and shaping materials, usually metal.
(US, regional) A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.
A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or powdered pieces
The restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) of Australia, which makes a noise like a scissors grinder.
(music, slang) A fan or performer of grindcore music.
(slang) A biohacker who uses cybernetic implants or biochemicals to enhance or change their own body.
(slang, dated) A student who studies hard; a swot.
(slang, dated) A person who coaches students for an upcoming examination.
(ice hockey slang) A hard-working, physical player with limited offensive ability.
(lawyer slang) A low-ranking attorney with no clients who works very hard.
(US, military, slang) An outdoor space for drills and parades.
• The type of sandwich denoted by grinder varies widely. In the Philadelphia area, for example, a grinder is distinguished from a hoagie in that the grinder is toasted or baked, and usually lacks lettuce.
• (sandwich): sub
• derring, red ring, regrind
Grinder (plural Grinders)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Grinder is the 19306th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1402 individuals. Grinder is most common among White (92.8%) individuals.
• derring, red ring, regrind
Source: Wiktionary
Grind"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, grinds.
2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the food; a molar.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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. Grinder's asthma, phthisis, or rot (Med.), a lung disease produced by the mechanical irritation of the particles of steel and stone given off in the operation of grinding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 April 2025
(noun) generation of an electric charge on certain crystals (such as tourmaline) as a result of a change in temperature
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
