shredder

nouncommon in dialogue

//ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)//

One who shreds or tears something.

noun

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
slangSomeone who snowboards; a snowboarder.
5
One who shreds, or plays (especially the guitar) very fast.

Etymology

Etymology tree English shred Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English shredder From shred + -er.

Forms

plural: shredders

Shrapnel · A surname shred · A fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very…shredded · Cut or torn into narrow strips or small pieces.

shredder · One who shreds or tears something.

shreds · A state of great damage.shrewd · Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.shrieking · That emits shrieks or high-pitched noises.

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