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wiper.

Someone who wipes.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwaɪpɚ/General-American
  1. Someone who wipes.

  2. Something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping.

  3. Something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping.

  4. A movable electric contact in some devices.

  5. A program or process that erases data.

  6. A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.

  7. An impertinent young man.

    obsolete · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English wipe Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English wiper From wipe + -er.

noun/ˈwaɪpɚ/General-American
  1. A hybrid fish variety artificially bred from eggs of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fertilized with white bass (Morone chrysops) sperm, or the opposite combination.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From white (bass) and striper.

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