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scourer - What does it mean?

Definition of 'scourer'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookwares.
  • A scourer may be in the form of a mesh (ball) of wires, a flat piece of a rough fabric, or a pad with a soft sponge-like side and a more abrasive side.
  • Agent noun of scour; a person who scours.
  • (obsolete) A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
  • In those days of highwaymen and scourers . — Macaulay.

    See also

    * scourer pad