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gridder

gridder

8.8
A person or machine that makes regular lines and boxes for maps and design
  • noun
  • /ˈɡrɪdər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cuadrícula
  • The new gridder device speeds up the process of preparing artwork for printing.

Examples

  • As a skilled gridder, she ensured every design element was perfectly aligned.

  • She is a skilled gridder who works on architectural plans.

  • The gridder was used to mark precise lines on the map for the surveyors.

  • The gridder designed the layout for the new park.

  • The gridder was used to mark precise lines on the map for the surveyors.

  • As a skilled gridder, she ensured every design element was perfectly aligned.

  • The new gridder device speeds up the process of preparing artwork for printing.

Surface Forms

gridder singular
gridders plural

Morphology

gridder = grid (transparent) = grid + er

The meaning is a standard agent or instrument noun formed from the verb 'grid'.

Etymology

Gridder comes from grid ('a pattern of lines') plus the ending -er ('one who does'), so a gridder is someone or something that makes or uses regular lines or cells for maps, design, or printing.