Grinder

Machinery

• Various types of grinding machine, 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 device for tensioning a rope to control a sail on a boat
• Grindstone

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 (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, 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 metal band from the late 80s and early 90s
• Organ grinder, the operator of a street organ
• "Grinder", a 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 specific role in yachting, whose primary role is to use winches to control the sails

Ships

• , several ships of the Royal Navy