wiper.
Someone who wipes.
Meaning & usage
Someone who wipes.
Something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping.
Something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping.
A movable electric contact in some devices.
A program or process that erases data.
A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.
An impertinent young man.
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.
A hybrid fish variety artificially bred from eggs of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fertilized with white bass (Morone chrysops) sperm, or the opposite combination.
Where this word comes from
From white (bass) and striper.
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