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scourer

1

[ skouuhr-er, skou-er-er ]

noun

  1. a person who scours scour or cleanses.
  2. an implement, device, or preparation for scouring. scour.


scourer

2

[ skouuhr-er, skou-er-er ]

noun

  1. a person who scours scour or ranges about.
  2. (in the 17th and 18th centuries) a prankster who roamed the streets at night.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of scourer1

First recorded in 1425–75, scourer is from the late Middle English word scourour. See scour 1, -er 1

Origin of scourer2

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; scour 2, -er 1
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Example Sentences

So has the man behind hit song Power turned to a charity-rank scourer to come up with this find?

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“If you have Teflon pans in a commercial kitchen environment, it’s just not practical to say to every dishwasher, ‘Don’t use the scourer on that pan,’†Smithers says.

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He is equally a curator, collector, exhibition designer, photographer, historian, archivist and scourer of auctions and antique emporia.

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To me, Incubus will always be posters on my bedroom wall, stealing snogs with guys who had goatees like wire scourers and singing Drive in school assembly.

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“My alarm didn’t even go off this morning and then I lost my scourers so I couldn’t wash my dishes.â€

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