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razor grinder

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
ra-zor -grinder
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large brown cicada, Henicopsaltria eydouxii, of eastern Australia.

noun

A professional who sharpens and shapes razor blades and other metal tools using grinding and polishing machines to achieve a fine edge or surface finish; now largely replaced by automated machinery, it was historically known for being physically demanding and dangerous, with high mortality rates due to equipment failure and health issues like grinder's asthma.

Etymology

From razor + grinder

Inflected Forms

razor grinders (plural)

Questions

What does razor grinder mean?
A large brown cicada, Henicopsaltria eydouxii, of eastern Australia.
Where does razor grinder come from?
From razor + grinder

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