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crusher
English
Etymology
From crush +? -er.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?k????/
Noun
crusher (plural crushers)
- Someone or something that crushes.
- A machine designed to crush rocks.
- (slang, dated) A policeman.
Translations
Derived terms
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grinder
English
Etymology
From Middle English grinder, grindere, from Old English grindere (“one or that which grinds; grinder”), equivalent to grind +? -er.
This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??a?n.d?(?)/
- Rhymes: -a?nd?(r)
- (US) IPA(key): /??a?nd??/
Noun
grinder (plural grinders)
- One who grinds something, such as the teeth.
- scissors grinder (one who sharpens scissors)
- (anatomy) A molar.
- (slang) Any tooth.
- A power tool with a spinning abrasive disc, used for grinding, smoothing, and shaping materials, usually metal.
- (US, regional, western New England) A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.
- I am going to the deli to get a grinder for lunch.
- 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.
- 2019, Chas Romeo, U.S.M.C.
- 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.
- 2013, USMC Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC / TC3) Guidelines
- Company formations are held on the grinder (basketball court outside the Quarterdeck).
- 2019, Chas Romeo, U.S.M.C.
- (radio, informal) Atmospheric interference producing a roaring background noise.
Usage notes
- 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.
Synonyms
- (sandwich): sub
Derived terms
Translations
References
- (a tooth; one who coaches students): 1873, John Camden Hotten, The Slang Dictionary
Anagrams
- derring, red ring, regrind
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
grinder m or f
- indefinite plural of grind
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
grinder f
- indefinite plural of grind
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