eraser

American  

[ih-rey-ser] / ɪˈreɪ sər /

noun

1. a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.

2. a person or thing that erases.

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eraser British  

/ ɪˈreɪzə /

noun

1. an object, such as a piece of rubber or felt, used for erasing something written, typed, etc

   a pencil eraser

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Etymology

Origin of eraser

First recorded in 1780–90; erase + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The Magic Eraser in Google Photos, which is available for iOS and Android, automatically outlined the other tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Apple's new Clean Up tool, allowing people to remove unwanted objects or people from an image, also follows Google's previous release of a similar tool called Magic Eraser.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2024

This is a version of a thing that Google has had called Magic Eraser, Apple’s version.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2024

The bird became entangled in the brush portion of a sculpture titled “Typewriter Eraser, Scale X.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 24, 2023

William Eraser, Bishop of St. Andrews, the chief of the regents, visited Edward in Gascony and urged the necessity of 178action.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by Hunt, William