Scraper Meaning
/ˈskɹeɪpɚ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn instrument with which anything is scraped.
nounAn instrument with which anything is scraped., An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it.
Sentence Examples
You can use a tongue scraper to clean your tongue.
Ziri used a scraper to remove the bird droppings from the windshield.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The painter used a metal ____ to remove old paint from the wall.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The worker used a metal ____ to remove the old paint from the window frames.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English scrape English -er English scraper From scrape + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"and that in trying to scrape the mud off a very unsteady little shoe, he generally got his leg over the scraper."
— 1874, John Forster, The Life of Charles Dickens, archived from the original on 20 Dec 2016:
"There is a scraper as well as a mat, and Mrs. Challenger is most particular."
— 1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed:
"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."
— 1943 September and October, “Railway Construction and Operation at War Department Depots”, in Railway Magazine, page 262:
"Instead, they made finely crafted bone points to haft onto their spears, reserving the use of flint mostly for blades and scrapers."
— 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 218:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The painter used a metal ____ to remove old paint from the wall.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The worker used a metal ____ to remove the old paint from the window frames.