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sander.

A person employed to sand wood.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsændɚ/US
  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. A small device resembling a salt shaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor. Proto-Indo-European *sámdʰos? Proto-Germanic *samdaz Proto-West Germanic *samd Old English sand Middle English sond English sand Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sander From sand + -er.

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