adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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grĭl′ər
Australian, Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɡɹɪl.ə/
Canada, General-American:/ˈɡɹɪl.əɹ/
New-Zealand:/ˈɡɹəl.ə/
Scotland:/ˈɡɹɪl.əɾ/
Scotland:/ˈɡɹɪl.ʌɾ/
India:/ˈɡɾɪl.ɜː(ɾ)/
India:/ˈɡɾɪl.əɾ/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
rhymes with -ɪlə(ɹ)
1
adj
Meaning 1
comparative form of grill: more grill
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of
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2
noun
Meaning 2
One who, or that which, grills.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Food suitable for grilling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A politically centrist or apolitical individual, often with implications of intellectual laziness and/or spinelessness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
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History
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
From grill + -er (agent noun suffix), or from grill + -er (patient suffix).