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shredder

noun
/ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From shred + -er.

  1. inherited from *(s)ker-✻ — “to cut off”
  2. inherited from *skraudaną✻ — “to cut up; to shred”
  3. inherited from *skraudōn✻
  4. inherited from sċrēadian — “to cut up, shred; to cut off; to prune, trim”
  5. inherited from shreden
  6. suffixed as shredder — “shred + er”

Definitions

  1. A person who shreds or tears something.

  2. A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage…

    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. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Someone who snowboards

      Someone who snowboards; a snowboarder.

    2. One who shreds, or plays (especially the guitar) very fast.

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