scrambler
Americannoun
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a person or thing that scrambles.
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an electronic device that mixes and confuses telecommunications signals in order to make them unintelligible through certain circuits.
noun
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a plant that produces long weak shoots by which it grows over other plants
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an electronic device that renders speech unintelligible during transmission, normal speech being restored at the receiving system
Etymology
Origin of scrambler
Example Sentences
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Scrambler bikes 'cause sheep to lose unborn lambs'
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2021
It was three days before the auction of Clementon Park and Splash World, and a few dozen prospective bidders carried stapled packets listing 410 lots, from the Scrambler to the trash cans.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2021
Much like the company’s Scrambler bikes, the Scorpion has a fat-tire, low-rider feel that is sure to appeal to fans of the 1970s-era taco minibikes.
From The Verge • Sep. 24, 2019
The Golden Goose In-Shell Egg Scrambler normally retails for $24.99, but for a limited time, you can get it on sale for $14.99 — a savings of 40 percent.
From Salon • Aug. 12, 2019
He had started life under a hedge where the tangled weeds grew so thickly that even air was scarce; it looked for a time as if the little Scrambler must die.
From The Sun's Babies by Howes, Edith
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