scraper

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English scrape English -er English scraper From scrape + -er.

1. An instrument with which anything is scraped.

   “and that in trying to scrape the mud off a very unsteady little shoe, he generally got his leg over the scraper.”

   “There is a scraper as well as a mat, and Mrs. Challenger is most particular.”

2. An instrument with which anything is scraped.

   “A scraper is a large scoop, mounted on pneumatic-tyre wheels, in which earth is collected by a steel cutting-blade at the front, and from which the earth is dumped wherever required. It is operated by the driver of the caterpillar tractor which hauls it.”

3. An instrument with which anything is scraped.
4. An instrument with which anything is scraped.
5. An instrument with which anything is scraped.
6. An instrument with which anything is scraped.
7. An instrument with which anything is scraped.

   “Instead, they made finely crafted bone points to haft onto their spears, reserving the use of flint mostly for blades and scrapers.”

8. An instrument with which anything is scraped.
9. One who scrapes horns.
10. One who plays a violin incompetently, producing cacophonous sounds.
11. One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.
12. A cocked hat.
13. A program or process that scrapes data, such as a screen-scraper.
14. A freshwater fish of the carp family, genus Capoeta.
15. A modified automobile, typically with oversized wheelrims.