duster
noun
- light, loose-fitting long coat
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdʌstɚ/ / /ˈdʌstə/
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English dust Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English duster From dust + -er.
- An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.
- Someone who dusts.
- A loose-fitting long coat.
- A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
- A blowing machine for separating the flour from the bran.
- A dry drillhole, one that does not produce oil or gas.
- A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled anti-aircraft gun.
- A type of loose dress worn at home as well as within the vicinity of one's home.
“Near-synonym: housedress”
- A block of felt strips, shaped ergonomically, used to remove chalk from a chalkboard.
- A high pitch toward the batter.
- A duststorm.
“Near-synonyms: sandstorm (broadly synonymous), haboob”