eraser

[ih-rey-ser]

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.

eraser

/ ɪˈreɪzə /

noun

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

   a pencil eraser

Word History and Origins

Origin of eraser¹

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

Example Sentences

I asked to borrow his eraser to remove the scuff marks from my paddle.

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Motivating them are perks like erasers, finger traps, melon and egg bars and waffle parties.

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One problem involved a basket of school supplies including erasers, notebooks and writing paper.

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This is why RNA-methylation needs to be tightly controlled, taken care of by a set of proteins: "writers" deposit, "readers" recognize and "erasers" remove the methyl group.

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When exposed to ultraviolet rays, the patch resets to a blank state, similar to erasing content from a sketchbook using an eraser.

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