# Grinder

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**Grinder** may refer to:

## Machinery

- Various types of [grinding machine](/source/Grinding_machine), used in a machining operation to refine the surface of materials
- Food grinders - [Blade grinder](/source/Blade_grinder), includes food processors, blenders, electric coffee and spice grinders, etc. - [Coffee grinder](/source/Coffee_grinder), a machine used for grinding coffee - [Herb grinder](/source/Herb_grinder), a grinder used for herbs including marijuana - [Meat grinder](/source/Meat_grinder), a machine used for grinding food - [Wet grinder](/source/Wet_grinder), a grinder that uses water either to soften the product ground or to keep the grinding elements cool
- Grinder [winch](/source/Winch), a device for tensioning a rope to control a sail on a boat
- [Grindstone](/source/Grindstone)

## People

- [Grinder (surname)](/source/Grinder_(surname))
- [Bob Baker (boxer)](/source/Bob_Baker_(boxer)) (1926–2002), American heavyweight boxer nicknamed "The Grinder"
- [Michael Mizrachi](/source/Michael_Mizrachi) (born 1981), American professional poker player nicknamed "The Grinder"
- [Cliff Thorburn](/source/Cliff_Thorburn) (born 1948), Canadian retired professional snooker player, nicknamed "The Grinder"
- [Grinder (biohacking community)](/source/Grinder_(biohacking_community)), also known as a biohacker, designer and installer of DIY body enhancements

## Places

- [Grinder, Norway](/source/Grinder,_Norway), a village in Grue Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway
- [Grinder Island](/source/Grinder_Island), Marshall Archipelago, Antarctica
- [Grinder Rock](/source/Grinder_Rock), Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
- [Grinder's Stand](/source/Grinder's_Stand), Tennessee, the tavern whose cabin inn Meriweather Lewis died in, in October 1809

## Brands or products

- [Grinder sandwich](/source/Submarine_sandwich#Grinder), a regional name for a submarine sandwich
- [Grinders (footwear)](/source/Grinders_(footwear)), a footwear brand

## Arts and entertainment

### Games

- [*The Grinder* (video game)](/source/The_Grinder_(video_game)), an unreleased video game
- *[Młynek (nine men's morris)](/source/M%C5%82ynek_(nine_men's_morris))*, a board game also known as *grinder*

### Music

- [Grinder (band)](/source/Grinder_(band)), a German speed/thrash metal band from the late 80s and early 90s
- [Organ grinder](/source/Organ_grinder), the operator of a street organ
- "Grinder", a song by Judas Priest from the album *[British Steel](/source/British_Steel_(album))*, 1980

### Television

- [*The Grinder* (TV series)](/source/The_Grinder_(TV_series)), a 2015 American sitcom

## Sports

- [Grinder (hockey)](/source/Grinder_(hockey)), an ice hockey player whose primary function is checking opponents
- [Grinder (sailing position)](/source/Grinder_(sailing_position)), a specific role in yachting, whose primary role is to use winches to control the sails

## Ships

- [HMS *Grinder*](/source/HMS_Grinder), several ships of the Royal Navy

## See also

- [Grider (disambiguation)](/source/Grider_(disambiguation))
- [Grinde (disambiguation)](/source/Grinde_(disambiguation))
- [Grindr](/source/Grindr), a gay dating app
- [Grinderman](/source/Grinderman), an English-born Australian-American rock band from London

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