Phrase guide

feather duster

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɛð.ə(ɹ)ˈdʌstə/
  • General-American: /ˈfɛð.ɚ ˈdʌstɚ/
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noun

Meaning 1

An implement, traditionally consisting of a bundle of feathers (especially ostrich feathers) attached to a handle, used to remove surface dust.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From feather + duster.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: mustuka — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Catalan: plomall — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Chinese Cantonese: 雞毛掃 /鸡毛扫 — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Chinese: 雞毛筅 /鸡毛筅 (zh-min-nan) — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雞毛撣子 /鸡毛掸子 (jīmáo dǎnzi) — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Czech: prachovka — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Esperanto: plumviŝilo — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Estonian: tolmuhari — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Finnish: pölyhuiska — implement used to remove surface dust
  • French: plumeau — implement used to remove surface dust
  • German: Staubwedel — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Hungarian: tollseprű — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Icelandic: fjaðrakústur — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Indonesian: kemoceng — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Italian: piumino — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Japanese: 叩き (hataki) — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Korean: 먼지떨이 (meonjitteori) — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Macedonian: прашко (praško) — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Norman: êpousseteux — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Persian: گردگیر دستی — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Portuguese: espanador — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Romanian: pămătuf — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Spanish: plumero — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Swedish: dammvippa — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Tagalog: pamispis — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Tagalog: plumero — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Tagalog: pamalis — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Turkish: toz alma püskülü — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Volapük: plümakluinöm — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Welsh: brwsh plu — implement used to remove surface dust
  • Welsh: ysgub blu — implement used to remove surface dust