"scourer" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskaʊɹə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈskaʊɹəɹ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scourer.wav Forms: scourers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English scourer, skourer, scowrrere, equivalent to scour + -er. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|scourer}} Middle English scourer, {{af|en|scour|-er}} scour + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} scourer (plural scourers)
  1. A tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookware.
    Sense id: en-scourer-en-noun-ai0W0fQI Categories (other): Cleaning Disambiguation of Cleaning: 53 25 22
  2. Agent noun of scour; a person who scours. Tags: agent, form-of Form of: scour (extra: a person who scours)
    Sense id: en-scourer-en-noun-g6oFfrTU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 65 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 31 53 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 69 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 74 4 Disambiguation of People: 0 85 15
  3. (obsolete) A rover or footpad; a prowling robber. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-scourer-en-noun-q3pC3V99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gong scourer, scourer pad

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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