wiper

Meaning

1. Someone who wipes.
2. Something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping.
3. Something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping.
4. A movable electric contact in some devices.
5. A program or process that erases data.
6. A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.
7. (obsolete, slang) An impertinent young man.

Synonyms

windshield wiper

windscreen wiper

wiper arm

contact arm

cleaner

towel

wiper blade

purifier

purger

contact finger

swabber

eraser

cleanser

sweeper

wiping-rod

Translations

tergicristallo

limpiaparabrisas

essuie-glace

Scheibenwischer

essuyeur

Wischer

καθαριστής

ruitenwisser

silici

eixugaparabrisa

ruitewisser

υαλοκαθαριστήρας

Abstreifer

Abstreifblech

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈwaɪpɚ/

Etymology

From wipe + -er.