shredder
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shred·der
(shrĕd′ər)n.
1. One that shreds.
2. A device used for shredding documents, often as a security measure to prevent unapproved persons from reading them.
3. Slang One who rides a board in a board sport, such as snowboarding, especially in a fast manner featuring many quick turns.
4. Slang One who plays fast solos on the electric guitar.
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shred•der
(ˈʃrɛd ər)n.
1. a person or thing that shreds.
2. a machine for shredding documents.
[1565–75]
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shred
(ʃred) noun a long, narrow strip (especially very small) torn or cut off. The lion tore his coat to shreds; a tiny shred of material.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈshredded – to cut or tear into shreds. to shred paper.
shredder noun a machine that shreds paper. a paper shredder.
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