noun
pounder
POWN-duh
noun
1
A tool or vessel used for pounding or crushing something.
"She used a wooden pounder to tenderize the meat."
2
Something that weighs, or is worth, a specified number of pounds (often used in combinations like "quarter-pounder").
"He ordered a quarter-pounder with cheese."
How to Use Pounder
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething defined by pounding, or by weighing a certain number of pounds — most familiar from burger names like "quarter-pounder".
Common pairings
quarter-pounder
meat pounder
Word Forms
pounders plural, pounders plural, pounders plural, Pounders plural
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Etymology
Formed from pound + the agent suffix -er, meaning "one that pounds" or "one that weighs a certain number of pounds."