scourer.
A tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookware.
Meaning & usage
A tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookware.
A scourer may be in the form of a mesh (ball) of wires, a flat piece of a rough fabric, or a pad with a soft sponge-like side and a more abrasive side.
Agent noun of scour; a person who scours.
A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English scourer, skourer, scowrrere, equivalent to scour + -er.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.