scraper.
An instrument with which anything is scraped.
Meaning & usage
An instrument with which anything is scraped. An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it.
An instrument with which anything is scraped. An instrument drawn by oxen, horses or a tractor, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building canals, etc.
An instrument with which anything is scraped. An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.
An instrument with which anything is scraped. In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression.
An instrument with which anything is scraped. A hoe.
An instrument with which anything is scraped. A tool used by engravers.
An instrument with which anything is scraped. A prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking.
An instrument with which anything is scraped. Clipping of bellyscraper.
One who scrapes horns.
One who plays a violin incompetently, producing cacophonous sounds.
One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.
A cocked hat.
A program or process that scrapes data, such as a screen-scraper.
A freshwater fish of the carp family, genus Capoeta.
A modified automobile, typically with oversized wheelrims.
Where this word comes from
From scrape + -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.