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shredder

noun

  1. anything which shreds; agent noun of "shred"
  2. A device used to shred paper, which produces paper shreddings
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Pronunciation: /ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English shred Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English shredder From shred + -er.

  1. One who shreds or tears something.
  2. A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.
  3. A program that overwrites deleted data to prevent recovery.
  4. Someone who snowboards; a snowboarder.
  5. One who shreds, or plays (especially the guitar) very fast.