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Grinder vs Breaker - What's the difference?

grinder | breaker |

As nouns the difference between grinder and breaker

is that grinder is one who grinds something, such as the teeth while breaker is something that breaks.

grinder

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who grinds something, such as the teeth.
  • * 2010 , A. J. Larner, A Dictionary of Neurological Signs (page 68)
    • Masseter hypertrophy may become apparent in persistent grinders .
  • (anatomical) A molar.
  • A power tool with a spinning abrasive disc, used for , smoothing, and shaping materials, usually metal.
  • A sandwich made on a long, cylindrical roll.
    • I am going to the deli to get a grinder for lunch.
  • *
  • A kitchen gadget for processing coffee, herbs etc. into small or powdered pieces
  • The restless flycatcher (Seisura inquieta ) of Australia, which makes a noise like a scissors grinder.

    • Usage notes

    The usage of grinder and related terms for sandwiches varies widely. In the Philadelphia area, for example, a "grinder" is distinguished from a "hoagie" in that the grinder is toasted or baked, and usually lacks lettuce.

    Synonyms

    * (sandwich) submarine sandwich, sub, hoagie, torpedo, spuckie, hero, hero sandwich

    Derived terms

    * coffee grinder * bench grinder * angle grinder * die grinder

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns

    breaker

    English

    (wikipedia breaker)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that breaks.
  • A machine for breaking rocks, or for breaking coal at the mines
  • The building in which such a machine is placed.
  • A small cask of liquid kept permanently in a ship's boat in case of shipwreck.
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
    • Then the conversation broke off, and there was little more talking, only a noise of men going backwards and forwards, and of putting down of kegs and the hollow gurgle of good liquor being poured from breakers into the casks.
  • A person who specializes in breaking things.
  • (chiefly, in the plural) A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface, considered a useful warning to ships of an underwater hazard
  • * 1919 ,
    • Now and then in the lagoon you hear the leaping of a fish [...]. And above all, ceaseless like time, is the dull roar of the breakers on the reef.
  • (colloquial) A breakdancer.
  • A user of CB radio.

    • Synonyms

    * (something that breaks) destroyer, wrecker * (machine for breaking rocks or coal) * (small cask of water in case of shipwreck) * (building containing such a machine) * (wave) * (breakdancer) B-boy (male), B-girl (female), breakdancer