Phrase guide

windshield wiper

noun · 3 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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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of windscreen wiper.

Synonym of windscreen wiper (“device for a vehicle”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US

Topics: transport, vehicles

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: windscreen wiper

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of windscreen wiper.

Synonym of windscreen wiper (“exercise movement”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: bodybuilding, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: windscreen wiper

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a mechanical device that cleans the windshield

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: windscreen wiper, wiper, wiper blade

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mechanical device

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِمْسَحَةُ الزُجَاجِ (mimsaḥatu z-zujāji) — device to clear a windshield
  • Asturian: llimpiaparabrís — device to clear a windshield
  • Basque: haizetako-garbigailu — device to clear a windshield
  • Bulgarian: чиста́чка (čistáčka) — device to clear a windshield
  • Catalan: eixugaparabrises — device to clear a windshield
  • Chinese Cantonese: 水撥 /水拨 (seoi2 but6) — device to clear a windshield
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雨刷 (yǔshuā) — device to clear a windshield
  • Czech: stěrač — device to clear a windshield
  • Danish: vinduesvisker — device to clear a windshield
  • Dutch: ruitenwisser — device to clear a windshield
  • Esperanto: glacoviŝilo — device to clear a windshield
  • Faroese: viskari — device to clear a windshield
  • Faroese: rútaturkari — device to clear a windshield
  • Finnish: tuulilasinpyyhin — device to clear a windshield
  • Finnish: tuulilasinpyyhkijä — device to clear a windshield
  • French: essuie-glace — device to clear a windshield
  • Galician: limpaparabrisas — device to clear a windshield
  • German: Scheibenwischer — device to clear a windshield
  • Greek: υαλοκαθαριστήρας (yalokatharistíras) — device to clear a windshield
  • Hungarian: ablaktörlő — device to clear a windshield
  • Icelandic: rúðuþurrka — device to clear a windshield
  • Italian: tergicristallo — device to clear a windshield
  • Japanese: ワイパー (waipā) — device to clear a windshield
  • Korean: 와이퍼 (waipeo) — device to clear a windshield
  • Macedonian: бришач (brišač) — device to clear a windshield
  • Malay: pengelap cermin depan — device to clear a windshield
  • Navajo: tsésǫʼ yitʼoodí — device to clear a windshield
  • Norman: êssuie-ôsaine — device to clear a windshield
  • Norwegian Bokmål: vindusvisker — device to clear a windshield
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vindaugsviskar — device to clear a windshield
  • Persian: برفپاککن (barf-pâk-kon) — device to clear a windshield
  • Piedmontese: tergicristal — device to clear a windshield
  • Polish: wycieraczka — device to clear a windshield
  • Portuguese: limpa-para-brisas — device to clear a windshield
  • Romanian: ștergător de parbriz — device to clear a windshield
  • Russian: стеклоочисти́тель (stekloočistítelʹ) — device to clear a windshield
  • Russian: дво́рник (dvórnik) — device to clear a windshield
  • Serbo-Croatian: брѝса̄ч — device to clear a windshield
  • Serbo-Croatian: brìsāč — device to clear a windshield
  • Spanish: limpiaparabrisas — device to clear a windshield
  • Spanish: crico — device to clear a windshield
  • Spanish: tricos — device to clear a windshield
  • Spanish: waiper — device to clear a windshield
  • Spanish: wishiwaiper — device to clear a windshield
  • Swedish: vindrutetorkare — device to clear a windshield
  • Thai: ที่ปัดน้ําฝน (tîi-bpàt-náam-fǒn) — device to clear a windshield
  • Turkish: silecek — device to clear a windshield
  • Volapük: tavienvitüraklinian — device to clear a windshield
  • Finnish: tuulilasinpyyhkijä — exercise of lower torso rotation
  • Swedish: vindrutetorkare — exercise of lower torso rotation