scourer

scourer
Ⅰ.
scour [1] VERB 1) clean or brighten by vigorous rubbing with an abrasive or detergent. 2) (of running water) erode (a channel or pool).
NOUN 1) the action of scouring or the state of being scoured. 2) (also scours) diarrhoea in livestock, especially cattle and pigs.
DERIVATIVES scourer noun.
ORIGIN Old French escurer, from Latin excurare 'clean (off)' .
Ⅱ.
scour [2] VERB 1) subject to a thorough search. 2) move rapidly.
ORIGIN related to obsolete scour «moving hastily», of unknown origin.

English terms dictionary. 2015.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Scourer — Scour er, n. 1. One who, or that which, scours. [1913 Webster] 2. A rover or footpad; a prowling robber. [1913 Webster] In those days of highwaymen and scourers. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • scourer — UK [ˈskaʊərə(r)] / US [ˈskaʊrər] noun [countable] Word forms scourer : singular scourer plural scourers British a small piece of a rough substance, used for cleaning pans …   English dictionary

  • scourer — taukinė skumbrė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Ruvettus pretiosus angl. escolar; oilfish; plaintail; scourer; scourfish rus. драконенная рувета; рыба масло ryšiai: platesnis terminas – taukinės… …   Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas

  • scourer — noun 1. someone who cleanses by scouring • Derivationally related forms: ↑scour • Hypernyms: ↑cleaner 2. someone who travels widely and energetically he was a scourer of the seven seas • Hypernyms: ↑traveler, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • scourer — noun see scour I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • scourer — scourer1 /skoweur euhr, skow euhr euhr/, n. 1. a person who scours or cleanses. 2. an implement, device, or preparation for scouring. [1425 75; late ME scourour. See SCOUR1, ER1] scourer2 /skoweur euhr, skow euhr euhr/, n. 1. a person who scours… …   Universalium

  • scourer — noun a) A tool used to scour. It is usually used to clean cookwares. It may be in the form of a mesh (ball) of wires or as a flat piece of a rough fabric. b) A person who scours …   Wiktionary

  • scourer — scour|er [ˈskauərə US ˈskaurər] n also scouring pad a small ball of wire or rough plastic for cleaning cooking pots and pans …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • scourer — n. person who scrubs and scours; device or instrument for scouring; footpad; wanderer, roamer; person who travels greatly and vigorously …   English contemporary dictionary

  • scourer — courser …   Anagrams dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”