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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Grinder \Grind"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, grinds.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the
        food; a molar.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
  
     4. A submarine sandwich. [local, U.S.]
  
     Syn: submarine, hoagie.
          [PJC]
  
     Grinder's asthma, Grinder's phthisis, or Grinder's rot
        (Med.), a lung disease produced by the mechanical
        irritation of the particles of steel and stone given off
        in the operation of grinding.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sub \Sub\, n.
     1. A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. a shortened form of submarine, the boat.
        [PJC]
  
     3. a shortened form of submarine sandwich; also called
        hero, hero sandwich, and grinder.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  submarine sandwich \sub`ma*rine" sand"wich\, n.
     A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely
     cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs,
     lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced
     variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied;
     called also hoagie, hero, hero sandwich, grinder,
     sub, submarine, poor boy, and Italian sandwich. A
     single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal. Very
     large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings
     and cut into pieces for individual consumption.
     [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  hoagie \hoagie\, hoagy \hoagy\n.
     a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is 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 U. S., such as hero,
     grinder, and submarine.
  
     Syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Cuban
          sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine,
          submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Grinder \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. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  grinder
       n 1: 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 [syn: bomber,
            hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban
            sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine,
             submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep]
       2: grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the
          premolars [syn: molar]
       3: machine that processes materials by grinding or crushing
          [syn: mill]
       4: a machine tool that polishes metal

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grinder
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb grind  indef p)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn grind  indef p)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Grinder
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  grinder
     n.
     1 One who grinds something, such as the teeth.
     2 (lb en anatomy) A molar.
     3 (lb en slang) Any tooth.
     4 A power tool with a spinning abrasive disc, used for grind#Verb,
  smoothing, and shaping materials, usually metal.
     5 (lb en US regional, western New England) A sandwich made on a long,
  cylindrical roll.
     6 A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or
  powdered pieces.
     7 The restless flycatcher ((taxlink Myiagra inquieta species)) of
  Australia, which makes a noise like a scissors grinder.
     8 (lb en music slang) A fan or performer of grindcore music.
     9 (lb en slang) A biohacker who uses cybernetic implants or
  biochemicals to enhance or change their own body. <!--see WP article:
  Grinder (biohacking)-->
     10 (lb en slang dated) A student who studies hard; a swot.
     11 (lb en slang dated) A person who coaches students for an upcoming
  examination.
     12 (lb en ice hockey slang) A hard-working, physical player with
  limited offensive ability.
     13 (lb en lawyer slang) A low-ranking attorney with no clients who
  works very hard.
     14 (lb en US military slang) An outdoor space for drills and
  parades.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Grinder
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  grinder
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb grind  indef p)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn grind  indef p)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Grinder
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  grinder
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     (inflection of nb grind  indef p)
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     (inflection of nn grind  indef p)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Grinder
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grinder
     Englanti n.
     hiomakone

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  grinder
     Engelska n.
     1 slipare
     2 kindtand
     3 slipmaskin
     4 kvarn (för kaffe, kött, etc.)
     5 (tagg slang språk=en) någon som arbetar, tränar eller studerar hårt
  och intensivt, en som nöta, plugghäst
     6 (tagg slang militärt språk=en) kaserngård; öppen plats för exercis

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Grinder /ɡɹˈaɪndə/
  المطحنة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  grinder //ɡɹaɪn.də(ɹ)// //ɡɹaɪndəɹ// 
  1. мелничка
  kitchen gadget
  2. кътник
  molar
  3. точилар
  one who grinds
  4. точило, шлайф
  tool

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  grinder /ɡɹˈaɪndə/
  mlýnek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  grinder /ɡɹˈaɪndə/
  bruska