knifegrinder

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounknifegrinder (plural knifegrinders)

plural knifegrinders · alternative knife-grinder

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

Origin

From knife + grinder.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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