Grinder may refer to:

Machinery

*Various types of

grinding machine A grinding machine, often shortened to grinder, is any of various power tools or machine tools used for grinding. It is a type of material removal using an abrasive wheel as the cutting tool. Each grain of abrasive on the wheel's surface cuts ...

, used in a machining operation to refine the surface of materials *Food grinders ** Blade grinder, includes food processors, blenders, electric coffee and spice grinders, etc. ** Coffee grinder, a machine used for grinding coffee ** Herb grinder, a grinder used for herbs including marijuana ** Meat grinder, a machine used for grinding food ** Wet grinder, a grinder that uses water either to soften the product ground or to keep the grinding elements cool *Grinder

winch A winch is a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up) or let out (wind out) or otherwise adjust the tension (physics), tension of a rope or wire rope (also called "cable" or "wire cable"). In its simplest form, it consists of a Bobb ...

, a device for tensioning a rope to control a sail on a boat

People

* Grinder (surname) * Bob Baker (boxer) (1926–2002), American heavyweight boxer nicknamed "The Grinder" * Michael Mizrachi (born 1981), American professional poker player nicknamed "The Grinder" *

Cliff Thorburn Clifford Charles Devlin Thorburn (born 16 January 1948) is a Canadian retired professional snooker player. Nicknamed "The Grinder" because of his slow, determined style of play, he won the World Snooker Championship in 1980, defeating Alex Hi ...

(born 1948), Canadian retired professional snooker player, nicknamed "The Grinder" * Grinder (biohacking community), also known as a biohacker, designer and installer of DIY body enhancements

Places

* Grinder, Norway, a village in Grue Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway * Grinder Island, Marshall Archipelago, Antarctica *

Grinder Rock The Christiania Islands () are a group of islands and rocks between Liège Island and Trinity Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. Location The Christiania Islands are in the Palmer Archipelago to the west of the Antarctic Peninsu ...

, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica * Grinder's Stand, Tennessee, the tavern whose cabin inn Meriweather Lewis died in, in October 1809

Brands or products

* Grinder sandwich, a regional name for a submarine sandwich * Grinders (footwear), a footwear brand

Arts and entertainment

Games

* ''The Grinder'' (video game), an unreleased video game * '' Młynek (nine men's morris)'', a board game also known as ''grinder''

Music

* Grinder (band), a German speed/thrash band from the late 80s and early 90s * Organ grinder, the operator of a street organ * "Grinder", song by Judas Priest from the album '' British Steel'', 1980

Television

* ''The Grinder'' (TV series), a 2015 American sitcom

Sports

* Grinder (hockey), an ice hockey player whose primary function is checking opponents *

Grinder (sailing position) A grinder is a crew member on a yacht whose duties include operating manual winches (called "coffee grinders") that raise and trim the sails and move the boom. It is a physically demanding role with a significant impact on a racing yacht's overall ...

, a specific role in yachting, whose primary role is to use winches to control the sails

Ships

* , several ships of the Royal Navy