scraper

American  

[skrey-per] / ˈskreɪ pər /

noun

1. a person or thing that scrapes.

2. any of various tools or utensils for scraping. scraping.

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Etymology

Origin of scraper

First recorded in 1545–55; scrape + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He builds scrapers, databases, interfaces, and other tools that are needed in the course of pursuing and telling a story.

From The Wall Street Journal

He builds scrapers, databases, interfaces, and other tools that are needed in the course of pursuing and telling a story.

From The Wall Street Journal

A robot slurry scraper travels up and down the cowshed at regular intervals, pushing any manure through the slatted floor into the vast storage pit below.

From BBC

The financial hub is famous for its dramatic skyline of sky scrapers set against a picturesque harbour, many of which are home to residents as well as as banks and commercial offices.

From Barron's

Next was understanding how to use the heavy thing: how to grasp it, how to cut with it, how to use it as a bench scraper.

From The Wall Street Journal