different between grinder vs kinder

English

Etymology

From Middle English grinder, grindere, from Old English grindere (“one or that which grinds; grinder”), equivalent to grind +? -er.

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??a?n.d?(?)/
• Rhymes: -a?nd?(r)
• (US) IPA^(key): /??a?nd??/

Noun

grinder (plural grinders)

1. One who grinds something, such as the teeth.

   scissors grinder (one who sharpens scissors)
2. (anatomy) A molar.
3. (slang) Any tooth.
4. A power tool with a spinning abrasive disc, used for grinding, smoothing, and shaping materials, usually metal.
5. (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.
6. A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or powdered pieces
7. The restless flycatcher (Myiagra inquieta) of Australia, which makes a noise like a scissors grinder.
8. (music, slang) A fan or performer of grindcore music.
9. (slang) A biohacker who uses cybernetic implants or biochemicals to enhance or change their own body.
10. (slang, dated) A student who studies hard; a swot.
11. (slang, dated) A person who coaches students for an upcoming examination.
12. (ice hockey, slang) A hard-working, physical player with limited offensive ability.
13. (lawyer slang) A low-ranking attorney with no clients who works very hard.
14. (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).

15. (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

1. indefinite plural of grind

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

grinder f

1. indefinite plural of grind

English

Etymology 1

kind +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: k?nd??, IPA^(key): /?ka?nd?/
• (US) enPR: k?nd??r, IPA^(key): /?ka?nd?/
• Rhymes: -a?nd?(r)

Adjective

kinder

1. comparative form of kind: more kind

Etymology 2

Adverb

kinder (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of kinda
   • 1882, James Jackson, Tom Terror, the Outlaw:

     I told ’im to give you the strings last night, but I’m kinder glad thet Rosebud interfered an’ saved yer life.

Etymology 3

From German Kinder (“children”), sometimes via Yiddish ??????? (kinder, “children”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: k?nd??, IPA^(key): /?k?nd?/
• (US) enPR: k?nd??r, IPA^(key): /?k?nd?/

Noun

kinder pl (plural only)

1. (chiefly humorous or in German or Yiddish contexts) Children.
   • 2008 December 31, Al Scaduto, They'll Do It Every Time (newspaper comic):

     But - let wifey leave him with the kinder while out shopping...

   • 2010, Beth Rubin, Frommer's Washington D.C. with Kids, John Wiley & Sons ?ISBN:

     Of special interest to the kinder are The Children's Place, Baby Gap, Gap Kids and Gap, Gymboree, The Limited, America!, and the Sweet Factory.

   • 2012, Charlotte Druckman, Skirt Steak: Women Chefs on Standing the Heat and Staying in the Kitchen, Chronicle Books ?ISBN, page 192:

     Do note, as Goin mentions, this is a policy better implemented when the kinder are well past infancy.

2. (Philippines) another term for kindergarten.

Anagrams

• Kidner, drinke, kidren, kinred, red ink

Danish

Noun

kinder c

1. indefinite plural of kind

Swedish

Noun

kinder

1. indefinite plural of kind

Tatar

Noun

kinder

1. cannabis