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Sander

/ˈsændɚ/

A person employed to sand wood.

📖 Definitions of "Sander"

noun
  1. 1

    A person employed to sand wood.

  2. 2

    A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.

  3. 3

    A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy or icy conditions to improve traction.

  4. 4

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

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WordDefinition
smoothernounOne who, or that which, smooths.
drum sandernouna power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
electric sandernouna power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor

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WordDefinition
smoothernounOne who, or that which, smooths.
drum sandernouna power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
electric sandernouna power tool used for sanding wood; a loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor
lynounA surname from Vietnamese.
sand winnernounA person who undertakes sand winning
sandpaperernounSomeone who polishes surfaces with sandpaper.
sandwinnernounAlternative form of sand winner. [A person who undertakes sand winning]
woodworkernounA person skilled at woodworking.
sawmannounA man who operates a saw, especially to cut timber.
sawyernounOne who saws timber, especially in a sawpit.
woodsawyernounA sawyer; one who saws timber.
sandboxernoun(computing) A process that sandboxes others.
woodcutternounA person who cuts down trees, especially as an occupation; a lumberjack.
sandblasternounA person who operates such a device.
sandcastlernounA person who builds sandcastles.
undersawyernounA sawyer who works in a sawpit, underneath the wood being sawn.
sawernounOne who saws; a sawyer.
woodmannounSomeone who cuts down trees or cuts up, splits, and sells wood.
saltworkernounA worker in a saltworks.
sawmakernounSomeone who makes saws.

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