sander

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sander^¹

/ˈsændɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ændə(ɹ)

noun sanders

A person employed to sand wood.
A machine to mechanize the process of sanding. The autophiles hang around a big, fluorescent-lighted garage with cars on cinder blocks, ostensibly in competition for a job, and they talk to the camera in between sessions at the sander or other machines.
A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy, icy, slippery conditions to improve traction. Grass growing on the track made the running far from easy, and only frequent use of the sanders enabled us to breast the 1 in 50 gradients between Letterkenny and Kilmacrenon [sic].
historical A small device resembling a salt shaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink.

Sander^²

/ˈsɑːndə/ UK
/ˈsændɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ændə(ɹ), -ɑːndə(ɹ)

proper noun Sanders

countable, obsolete, uncountable A diminutive of the male given name Alexander, from Ancient Greek.
countable, uncountable A surname transferred from the given name.
countable, uncountable A village in Norway.

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noun machine for sanding

Español	lijadora
中文	砂磨機 /砂磨机 shāmójī
Português	lixadeira, lixadora
Français	ponceuse
Deutsch	Schleifmaschine, Schwingschleifer, Rutscher, Schleifgerät, Sander
Italiano	levigatrice

noun device which spreads sand to improve traction

Deutsch	Sandstreuer

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@misc{sander_2026,
  title = {sander},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sander},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}