scrubber
English
/ˈskɹʌbɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A person or appliance that cleans floors or similar by scrubbing.
- A device that removes impurities from gases.
- (historical) A machine for washing leather after the tanpit.
- (AU) An animal that breaks away from the herd.
- (British) A prostitute or a slovenly woman.
- (GUI) A horizontal bar allowing the user to set the playback position.
Etymology
Suffix from English scrub.
Origin
English
scrub
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bescrub English
- deckscrub English
- rescrub English
- scrub English
- scrubbable English
- scrubbird English
- scrubboard English
- scrubby English
- scrubdown English
- scrubfowl English
- scrubgrass English
- scrubland English
- scrubless English
- scrubstone English
- scrubwoman English
- scrubwood English
- scrubwren English
- скруббер Russian