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gritter

gritter noun: one who grits anything.

gritter: one who grits anything
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Noun

gritter (plural gritters)

  1. One who grits anything.
    • He was gritting his teeth while lifting weights. I am from the teeth-gritters myself, and my teeth are also very soft.2010, Richard Grayson, The Brooklyn Diaries: 1969-1981, page 166
  2. A vehicle that applies grit to icy roads to improve traction.
    • You need more than gritters, you need ploughs.2009 February 4, “Letters: Sledging, shovels and snowdrops”, in The Guardian

Forms of gritter

pluralgritters

Origin of gritter

From grit + -er.

Questions about gritter

What does gritter mean?
Gritter means one who grits anything.
What part of speech is gritter?
Gritter is a noun.
What is the plural of gritter?
The plural of gritter is gritters.

Words near gritter in the dictionary

  1. gritstone
  2. gritstones
  3. gritted
  4. gritted one's teeth
  5. gritten
  6. gritter
  7. gritters
  8. grittier
  9. grittiest
  10. grittily
  11. grittiness

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