grater

[ grey-ter ]

noun

1. a person or thing that grates. grate.
2. any of various kitchen devices for grating grate grating food:

   a cheese grater.

ˈgrater

/ ˈɡreɪtə /

noun

1. a kitchen utensil with sharp-edged perforations for grating carrots, cheese, etc
2. a person or thing that grates

Word History and Origins

Origin of grater¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See grate ², -er ¹

Example Sentences

The wiring diagram was made by slicing up a fly brain using what is essentially a microscopic cheese grater, photographing each of the 7,000 slices and digitally putting them altogether.

From BBC

This method works with anything with holes, such as a straw hat, a strainer, a cheese grater or even a perforated spoon.

From New York Times

She goes back to the kitchen, slides the lettuce into a bowl, and turns the grater on the cheese.

From Literature

After a week’s time, he could make pepper boxes and graters from scraps of tin.

From Literature

“It’s stainless-steel wire rope netting, so it’s like jumping into a cheese grater,” Mulligan said.

From Seattle Times