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grinder

grind·er/ˈɡɹaɪndəɹ/noun

grinder is spelled G-R-I-N-D-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (grind·er). It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, grinder means “One who grinds something, such as the teeth” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of grinder is grinders.

How many letters and syllables are in grinder?

Letters7: G-R-I-N-D-E-R
Syllables2: grind·er
In writing2.1 times per million words; the 19,077th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search
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Same letters

Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.

How common is grinder?

Grinder appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce grinder?

  • UK /ˈɡɹaɪndə/
  • US /ˈɡɹaɪndəɹ/

Grinder has 2 syllables, split grind·er in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Grindr.oga, En-au-grinder.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What rhymes with grinder?

5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as grinder from its last stressed vowel (/aɪndəɹ/):

Spelled with the same letters in another order: derring, regrind.

Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).

Forms of grinder

  • grinders plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does grinder mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    One who grinds something, such as the teeth.

    scissors grinder (one who sharpens scissors)

  2. 2

    A molar.

  3. 3

    slangAny tooth.

  4. 4

    Any of various power tools with a spinning abrasive disc, used for smoothing, shaping, or deburring materials, usually metal.

  5. 5

    A grinding machine: any of various machine tools for grinding (either heavy or light grinding, but precise either way).

  6. 6

    Any of various pieces of heavy equipment for grinding.

  7. 7

    A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.

    I am going to the deli to get a grinder for lunch.

  8. 8

    In particular, a submarine sandwich (hoagie) that is toasted or baked and typically does not contain lettuce.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Grinder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Portuguesetriturador (one who grinds), molar (molar), esmeril (tool), moedor, moinho (kitchen gadget)
Frenchmolaire (molar), aiguisoir, meuleuse (tool), moulin, broyeur (kitchen gadget)
GermanSchleifmaschine (tool), Mühle (kitchen gadget)
Spanishesmeril, amoladora (tool)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

Where does grinder come from?

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

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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