sander

See also Sander

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

to sand + -er

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈsændɚ/

A belt sander (machine used to mechanize the process of sanding)

Noun

sander (plural sanders)

1. A person employed to sand wood.
2. A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.
3. (railway) A device which spreads sand in snowy or icy conditions to improve traction.
4. (archaic) Previously a small device resembling a saltshaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink.

Derived terms

• random orbital sander
• belt sander

Translations

person who sands wood

• Dutch: schuurder (nl) m

machine for sanding

• Dutch: schuurmachine (nl) f, slijpmachine (nl) f
• French: ponceuse (fr) f

• German: Schleifmaschine (de) f
• Norwegian: slipemaskin (no) f
• Spanish: lijadora (es) f

device which spreads sand to improve traction

• German: Sandstreuer (de) m

archaic: device to remove excess ink

Anagrams

• redans
• snared