scourer
scourer · scourers
A tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookwareA tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookware.
UK/ˈskaʊɹə/US/ˈskaʊɹəɹ/
Meaning
2 sensesA tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookware.
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.
(obsolete)A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
More definitions
- someone who travels widely and energetically
- someone who cleanses by scouring
Origin
From Middle English scourer, skourer, scowrrere, equivalent to scour + -er.From Middle English scourer, skourer, scowrrere, equivalent to scour + -er.
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