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shredder

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shred⋅der

[shred-er]
–noun
1. a person or thing that shreds.
2. a machine for destroying secret or private documents by shredding them.
3. any of various devices used to shred crops, vegetables, wood, metal, etc.

Origin:
1565–75; shred + -er 1
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shred·der   (shrěd'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.

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