English Explanatory Dictionary

wiper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈwaɪpɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wiper.wav

Word forms

wiper wipers

Etymology

From wipe + -er.

Derived words

pen wiper screen wiper windscreen wiper windshield wiper wiper wheel
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