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grindster

grindster noun: one who grinds (all senses).

Noun

grindster (plural grindsters)

  1. (rare) One who grinds (all senses).
    • […] casting her eyes upon him and judging him a better and lustier grindster than her then lover, of whom belike she was weary, determined to beseek him to gallant in the latter's stead.1890, Matteo Bandello, The Novels of Matteo Bandello: Bishop of Agen

Forms of grindster

pluralgrindsters

Origin of grindster

From Middle English grindestere (“a miller, tool-sharpener”), equivalent to grind + -ster.

Questions about grindster

What does grindster mean?
Grindster means one who grinds (all senses).
What part of speech is grindster?
Grindster is a noun.
What is the plural of grindster?
The plural of grindster is grindsters.

Words near grindster in the dictionary

  1. grindset
  2. grindsets
  3. Grindstaff
  4. Grindstaffs
  5. Grindsted
  6. grindster
  7. grindstone
  8. grindstones
  9. grindy
  10. grindylow
  11. grindylows

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