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scraper

American  
[skrey-per] / ˈskreɪ pər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that scrapes.

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

Etymology

Origin of scraper

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

Example Sentences

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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 • Nov. 23, 2025

Nearly one hundred people had just one item on their list as they entered the Home Depot in Monrovia on Saturday: a small ice scraper worth a little less than a dollar.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

"My favorite tool to 'chop' down butter for baking is my metal bench scraper."

From Salon • Oct. 20, 2024

Then use a heat gun on the old paint and peel away as much as you can with a metal paint scraper.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

I went to the tool shed and grabbed a scraper for each of us.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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