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scraper

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scrap·er  (skrpr)
n.
One that scrapes, especially a tool for scraping off paint or other adherent matter such as ice on a windshield.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scraper - any of various hand tools for scraping
hand tool - a tool used with workers' hands
Translations
scraper [ˈskreɪpəʳ] N (= tool) → raspador m, rascador m; (on doorstep) → limpiabarros m inv
scraper [ˈskreɪpər] n → grattoir m, racloir m
scraper
n (= tool) → Spachtel m; (at door) → Kratzeisen nt
scraper [ˈskreɪpəʳ] n → raschietto
scraper [ˈskreɪpəʳ] n → raschietto


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I moved a little to see it better, and my foot knocked against the scraper.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
After dinner it was decided that young Jelinek should hook our two strong black farm-horses to the scraper and break a road through to the Shimerdas', so that a wagon could go when it was necessary.
My Antonia by Cather, Willa View in context
Garthwaite and the young officer fell into an animated conversation over the difference between so- called modern warfare and the present street-fighting and sky- scraper fighting that was taking place all over the city.
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