English Explanatory Dictionary

scraper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An instrument with which anything is scraped.
  2. An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it.
  3. 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.
  4. An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.
  5. In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression.
  6. A hoe.
  7. A tool used by engravers.
  8. A prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking.
  9. Clipping of bellyscraper.
  10. One who scrapes horns.
  11. One who plays a violin incompetently, producing cacophonous sounds.
  12. One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.

Pronunciation

/ˈskɹeɪpɚ/ /ˈskɹeɪpə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scraper.wav

Word forms

scraper scrapers

Etymology

From scrape + -er.

Synonyms

khramulya

Derived words

bath scraper bellyscraper bench scraper bootscraper bowl scraper catgut scraper dough scraper earthscraper end-scraper grill scraper gut-scraper hog scraper ice scraper knuckle-scraper lint-scraper pan scraper plate scraper road scraper screen-scraper shellfish scraper skyscraper sweat scraper tongue scraper tractor-scraper

Translations

Southern Altai: кыргыш Bashkir: ҡырғыс Bulgarian: стъргалка Catalan: tragella Catalan: raspador Chinese Mandarin: 刮刀 Czech: škrabka Even: чөчун Finnish: kaavin Finnish: kaaputin Finnish: raaputin Finnish: maalikaavin Finnish: raappa Finnish: raavin Finnish: krapa Finnish: skraba French: grattoir French: racloir Galician: raspadeira Galician: rapa Georgian: შაბერი German: Schaber German: Kratzer Ancient Greek: ξύστρα Italian: raschietto Italian: raspa Japanese: スクレーパー Kazakh: қырғыш Northern Kurdish: renek Latin: scalprum Latin: grosa Maltese: muftieħ Māori: waru Māori: kota Polish: skrobaczka Polish: skrobak Romanian: rașchetă Romanian: răzuitoare Russian: скребо́к Samoan: saʻalo Samoan: ʻausaʻalo Samoan: valu Scottish Gaelic: sgrìoban Spanish: raspador Spanish: rascador Spanish: rasqueta Tahitian: varu Tahitian: oro Tongan: hakalo Turkish: raspa Ottoman Turkish: راسپه Ottoman Turkish: قاشاغی Ottoman Turkish: قزاغی Unami: lalhakokàn
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