sander

Meaning

1. A person employed to sand wood.
2. A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.
3. A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy, icy, slippery conditions to improve traction.
4. (historical) A small device resembling a salt shaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink.

Synonyms

smoother

grinder

drum sander

electric sander

eggbeater

grinding machine

gristmill

mill

planer

polisher

pounder

zander

hand mill

air sand blower

sand blast

sand spreader

sanding gear

peening machine

sandblast machine

blasting machine

sand blower

sand blaster

sand ejector

sandblasting machine

sand-blast apparatus

sand spraying device

sand spraying

pike-perch

abradant

sander machine

abrader

blast

blaster

Translations

ponceuse

schuurmachine

lijadora

Schleifmaschine

moulin

Zander

Kaffeemühle

μύλος /αλευροποιείο

Sandstrahlgebläse

αλευροποιείο

μύλος

sandre

Sandstreuer

sander

Mühle

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsændɚ/

Etymology

From sand + -er.