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Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : grahyn-der
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgraɪn dər



Definition of grinder

Origin :
  • Old English grindere "one who grinds (grain);" agent noun from grind (v.). Meaning "molar tooth" is late 14c. (Old English had grindetoð). Meaning "machine for milling" is from 1660s; of persons, from late 15c. Large sandwich sense is from 1954, though the exact signification is uncertain (perhaps from the amount of chewing required to eat one).
  • As in industrious : adj hardworking
  • As in tireless : adj determined
  • As in untiring : adj determined, persevering
  • As in usual : adj common, typical
  • As in unwearied : adj tireless
  • As in weariless : adj tireless
  • As in diligent : adj persevering, hard-working
  • As in submarine : noun sandwich
  • As in machine tool : noun precision tool
  • As in hero sandwich : noun large sandwich
  • As in submarine sandwich : noun large long sandwich
  • As in tooth : noun bony object in mouth
  • As in hero : noun submarine sandwich
Example sentences :
  • The distant screech of the grinder was muffled and not unpleasant.
  • Extract from : « The Worshippers » by Damon Francis Knight
  • The Grinder had left this paper with his mother, and she had written letters to him from it.
  • Extract from : « Auld Licht Idylls » by J. M. Barrie
  • The man to judge a forger's work is a grinder, and not another forger.
  • Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
  • Henry spoke to the grinder, and asked him if there was anything amiss with the stone.
  • Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
  • The Grinder had not been taken, and a further remand was necessary.
  • Extract from : « The Vicar of Bullhampton » by Anthony Trollope
  • You see that this fellow whom they call the Grinder was certainly the man I struck.
  • Extract from : « The Vicar of Bullhampton » by Anthony Trollope
  • “Your turn next, Grinder,” he heard some one say as he passed.
  • Extract from : « Reginald Cruden » by Talbot Baines Reed
  • Grinder was arrested and tried but no proof could be secured.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest » by Eva Emery Dye
  • He held out his hands, hardened with manual toil—the hands of a grinder.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Secret Egypt » by Sax Rohmer
  • The Spitfire, Cracker, and Grinder were now coming into action.
  • Extract from : « The British Expedition to the Crimea » by William Howard Russell

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