abrader

9.5

A tool like a file or wheel that wears a surface smooth by rubbing

noun
/əˈbreɪdər/

Specialized

: desgastador

Modern manufacturing plants often employ automated abraders to ensure smooth edges on products.

Examples

The technician used an abrader to prepare the metal surface for painting.
An abrader is essential in the finishing process of woodworking.
The abrader is essential for finishing the wood.
She used an abrader to smooth the metal surface.
The carpenter used an abrader to smooth the rough edges of the wooden furniture.
To prepare the metal surface for painting, they employed a power abrader to remove any rust.
An abrader is essential for achieving a polished finish on glass surfaces.

Synonyms

scraper

vsabrader

5 3.2

A flat or slightly curved tool used to remove material by moving its blade across a surface

works by abrasive wearing and smoothing rather than by blade scraping

filer

vsabrader

Specialized

1 4.0

A tool used to smooth and shape wood and metal by rubbing

is a powered or general abrasive tool used for wearing, not only manual rubbing

abradant

vsabrader

Specialized

9.7

Something that wears down or smooths a surface by rubbing

is specifically a tool or machine rather than a material

How Abrasive

grinder

Specialized

27 2.5

sander

13 4.6

abrader

Specialized

9.5

polisher

5 2.7

Surface Forms

abrader singular

abraders plural

Morphology

abrader = abrade (transparent) = abrade + er

Standard agent/instrument nominalization from the verb 'abrade'; a learner who knows 'abrade' can infer 'abrader' as a tool or agent that abrades.

Etymology

Abrader comes from the verb abrade, made of ab- 'away' and radere 'to scrape'. The same idea is in the word erase, so an abrader is a tool that 'scrapes away' or wears down a surface.