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scratcher.

Someone who scratches.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈskɹæt͡ʃə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈskɹæt͡ʃɚ/General-American
  1. Someone who scratches.

  2. A piece of equipment used to scratch part of the body to relieve an itch.

  3. An item made of shreddable material (carpet, corrugated cardboard, etc.) designed to be scratched, usually by pet cats.

  4. A scratch card.

  5. A bedding place (e.g., mattress, bunk, hay bed, or bed).

    slang
  6. Any rasorial bird.

  7. A counterfeiter.

    slang
  8. An unlicensed tattoo artist.

    derogatory · slang
  9. A device for cleaning mud etc. from a wellbore.

Where this word comes from

From scratch + -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.