# Rob the Grinder — Dombey and Son character guide

> Rob the Grinder in Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Rob, Grinder, Rob the Grinder, Robin

**First appearance:** 0018-xv-amazing-artfulness-of-captain-cuttle-and-a-new-pursuit-for-walter-gay

## Who they are

Young boy trained as a 'grinder,' later employed by Captain Cuttle.

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