scraper

Meaning

Noun

  • An instrument with which anything is scraped.
  • One who scrapes horns.
  • One who plays a violin incompetently, producing cacophonous sounds.
  • One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.
  • A cocked hat.
  • A program or process that scrapes data, such as a screen-scraper.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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