die grinder

English

Etymology

Named after diemaking, which was the formative application in the development of this class of tools.

Noun

die grinder (plural die grinders)

1. A usually hand-held grinder with the rotational axis of the grinding or cutting wheel axial to that of the driving motor.

   Hypernyms: grinder; power tool

   Coordinate terms: angle grinder, bench grinder; wall chaser; grinding machine

Related terms

• diemaker
• diemaking
• tool and die