shredder

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English

 shredder on Wikipedia
paper shredder

Etymology

From shred +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛdə(ɹ)

Noun

shredder (plural shredders)

  1. A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.
  2. (computing) A program that overwrites deleted data to prevent recovery.
  3. (slang) Someone who snowboards; a snowboarder.
  4. (music) One who shreds, or plays (especially the guitar) very fast.

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English shredder. Equivalent to shredden +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃrɛ.dər/, (optionally approximating English) (otherwise with a regular realisation of /r/)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: shred‧der
  • Rhymes: -ɛdər

Noun

shredder m (plural shredders)

  1. a shredder, a machine that shreds material into smaller pieces
    Synonym: versnipperaar
  2. (rock music) a shredder, one who plays guitar solos in the shredding style
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