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scourer

noun · 5 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: /ˈskaʊɹə/
  • General-American: /ˈskaʊɹəɹ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookware.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Agent noun of scour; a person who scours.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: agent, form-of

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who travels widely and energetically

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he was a scourer of the seven seas

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: traveler, traveller

5

noun

Meaning 5

someone who cleanses by scouring

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cleaner

History

Etymology

From Middle English scourer, skourer, scowrrere, equivalent to scour + -er.