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scraper

/ˈskɹeɪpə/SKRAY-pur
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈskɹeɪpɚ/SKRAY-pur

Meaningone that scrapes

Common meaning: a tool for scraping

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Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)skrap‘scraps’source
  2. Middle Englishscrappesource
  3. Englishscrap‘a small piece’
  4. Englishformed in English from scrapscraper‘a tool for scraping’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from scrap + -er.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SCRAP, p.533 · scan

Source words

  • skrap Old Norse (Icelandic) · source word “scrapings”

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