grindster

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noun

One who grinds (all senses).

OriginMiddle English grindestere →
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Meanings

noungrindster (plural grindsters)

plural grindsters

  1. rareOne 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

Origin

  1. Middle Englishgrindestere“a miller, tool-sharpener”
  2. Englishgrindster

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

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APA

grindster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grindster

MLA

“grindster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grindster. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grindster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grindster.

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