wiper
Someone who wipesSomeone who wipes.
» Tom turned on the windshield wipers.
Tom schaltete den Scheibenwischer ein.
Том включил дворники.
Meaning
8 sensesSomeone who wipes.
a worker who wipes
Something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping.
тря́пкаtrjápka, полоте́нцеpoloténce, салфе́ткаsalfétka
Something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping.
дво́рникdvórnik
A movable electric contact in some devices.
A program or process that erases data.
A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.
(countable, uncountable)A hybrid fish variety artificially bred from eggs of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fertilized with white bass (Morone chrysops) sperm, or the opposite combination.
(obsolete, slang)An impertinent young man.
Examples
56 sentencesTom turned on the windshield wipers.
ruТом включил дворники.
deTom schaltete den Scheibenwischer ein.
How new are your windshield wipers?
Your windshield wipers need to be replaced.
ruТебе надо заменить дворники.
You should turn on the windshield wipers.
I don't need new windshield wipers yet.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From white (bass) and striper.From white (bass) and striper.
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Forms
plural: wipersSynonyms
5 synonyms- contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet:wiper armcontact arm
- a mechanical device that cleans the windshield:windshield wiperwindscreen wiperwiper blade