wiper
Pronunciation: /ˈwaɪpɚ/
The English word “wiper” has 8 meanings listed here.
noun
- Someone who wipes.
- Something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping.
- Something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping.
- A movable electric contact in some devices.
- A program or process that erases data.
- A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.
- An impertinent young man.
- A hybrid fish variety artificially bred from eggs of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fertilized with white bass (Morone chrysops) sperm, or the opposite combination.
Etymology
From wipe + -er.
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