knife grinder

noun

One whose trade is the sharpening of knives on a grindstone.

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Meanings

nounknife grinder (plural knife grinders)

plural knife grinders · alternative knifegrinder

  1. One whose trade is the sharpening of knives on a grindstone.

Origin

From knife + grinder.

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APA

knife grinder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20grinder

MLA

“knife grinder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20grinder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knife grinder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knife%20grinder.

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