grinder Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
    wedge; bomber; hero; sub; hero sandwich; poor boy; submarine; zep; Cuban sandwich; torpedo; hoagie; Italian sandwich; hoagy; submarine sandwich.
  2. noun grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
    molar.
  3. noun machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
    mill; milling machinery.
  4. noun a machine tool that polishes metal

WordNet


Grind"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, grinds.
  2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the food; a molar.
  3. (Zoöl.) 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.

Webster 1913