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duster

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌstɚ/

The English word “duster” has 11 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.
  2. Someone who dusts.
  3. A loose-fitting long coat.
  4. A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
  5. A blowing machine for separating the flour from the bran.
  6. A dry drillhole, one that does not produce oil or gas.
  7. A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled anti-aircraft gun.
  8. A type of loose dress worn at home as well as within the vicinity of one's home.
  9. A block of felt strips, shaped ergonomically, used to remove chalk from a chalkboard.
  10. A high pitch toward the batter.
  11. A duststorm.

Etymology

From dust + -er.

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