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shredder

/ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/

shredder noun: one who shreds or tears something.

shredder: one who shreds or tears something
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Noun

shredder (plural shredders)

  1. One who shreds or tears something.
  2. A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.
  3. A program that overwrites deleted data to prevent recovery.
  4. (slang) Someone who snowboards; a snowboarder.
  5. One who shreds, or plays (especially the guitar) very fast.

Forms of shredder

pluralshredders

Plural of shredder: shredders

Origin of shredder

From shred + -er.

Words formed from shredder

Words that rhyme with shredder

Questions about shredder

What does shredder mean?
Shredder means one who shreds or tears something.
What part of speech is shredder?
Shredder is a noun.
How do you pronounce shredder?
Shredder is pronounced /ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of shredder?
The plural of shredder is shredders.

Words near shredder in the dictionary

  1. shred pie
  2. shred pies
  3. shreddable
  4. shredded
  5. shredded wheat
  6. shredder
  7. shredders
  8. shreddeth
  9. shreddier
  10. shreddies
  11. shreddiest

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