shredder
noun/ʃɹɛdə(ɹ)/
Etymology From shred + -er.
1
One who shreds or tears something.
2
A machine that tears up objects into smaller pieces, especially a paper shredder, garbage shredder or gardening or farming shredder.
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A program that overwrites deleted data to prevent recovery.
4
Slang Someone who snowboards; a snowboarder.
5
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music One who shreds, or plays (especially the guitar) very fast.
- Derived terms
- file shredder, nerve-shredder, paper shredder