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eraser

[ ih-rey-ser ]
/ ɪˈreɪ sər /

noun

a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
a person or thing that erases.

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Origin of eraser

First recorded in 1780–90; erase + -er1

Words nearby eraser

era, eradiate, eradicable, eradicate, erase, eraser, erasing head, erasion, Erasistratus, Erasmian, Erasmus
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British Dictionary definitions for eraser

eraser
/ (ɪˈreɪzə) /

noun

an object, such as a piece of rubber or felt, used for erasing something written, typed, etca pencil eraser
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