gritter en · NOUN
Etymology
From grit + -er.
Meanings
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One who grits anything.
He was gritting his teeth while lifting weights. I am from the teeth-gritters myself, and my teeth are also very soft.
2010, Richard Grayson, The Brooklyn Diaries: 1969-1981, page 166:
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A vehicle that applies grit to icy roads to improve traction.
You need more than gritters, you need ploughs.
2009 February 4, “Letters: Sledging, shovels and snowdrops”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gritters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
de Streufahrzeug (vehicle) · fr saleuse (vehicle) · fr sableuse (vehicle) · pl piaskarka (vehicle) · nl strooiwagen (vehicle) · es quitanieves (vehicle) · it spargisale (vehicle) · sv saltbil (vehicle) · sv sandbil (vehicle)