wiper
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (GA) IPA: /ˈwaɪpɚ/
wiper (plural wipers)
- Someone who wipes.
- 1842, Robert Browning, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", in Dramatic Lyrics
- So, Willy, let you and me be wipers / Of scores out with all men — especially pipers!
- 1842, Robert Browning, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", in Dramatic Lyrics
- 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.
- (nautical) A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.
- Italian: tergicristallo
- Russian: тря́пка
- Russian: дво́рник
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