Grinder

Grinder may refer to:

Machinery

• Angle grinder, hand held power tool
• Grinding machine, used in a machining operation to refine the surface of materials
• Tool and cutter grinder, a machine used to manufacture or resharpen cutting tools
• Coffee grinder, a machine used for grinding coffee
• Herb grinder, a grinder used for herbs and plants including tobacco
• Meat grinder, a machine used for grinding food
• Wet grinder

People

• John Grinder (born 1940), co-founder of Neuro-Linguistic Programming
• Bob Baker (boxer) (1926-2002), American heavyweight boxer nicknamed "The Grinder"
• Michael Mizrachi (born 1981), American professional poker player nicknamed "The Grinder"

Places

• Grinder, Norway, a village
• Grinder Island, Marshall Archipelago, Antarctica
• Grinder Rock, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica

Other uses

• A regional name for a submarine sandwich
• Grinder (hockey), an ice hockey player whose primary function is checking opponents
• HMS Grinder, several ships of the Royal Navy
• Organ grinder, the operator of a street organ
• Grinder (band), a German speed/thrash band from the late 80s and early 90s
• Grinders (footwear), a footwear brand
• The Grinder, a video game
• Mlynek, a board game also known as Grinder
• The Grinder, a Java Load Testing Framework ~Sourceforge
• Grinder (yachting), a person whose job on a boat is to hoist and lower the sails via winches

See also

• Grindr, a geosocial networking application for Android and Apple products