"scratcher" meaning in English

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        "Someone who scratches."
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        "A scratch card."
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        "(gambling) A scratch card."
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        "A bed."
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        "(slang) A bed."
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        "Any rasorial bird."
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        "(zoology) Any rasorial bird."
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        "A counterfeiter."
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        "(slang) A counterfeiter."
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        "An unlicensed tattoo artist."
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        "A bed."
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