eraser

[ ih-rey-ser ]

noun

1. a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
2. a person or thing that erases.

eraser

/ ɪˈreɪzə /

noun

1. an object, such as a piece of rubber or felt, used for erasing something written, typed, etc

   a pencil eraser

Word History and Origins

Origin of eraser¹

First recorded in 1780–90; erase + -er ¹

Example Sentences

One problem involved a basket of school supplies including erasers, notebooks and writing paper.

From Los Angeles Times

This is why RNA-methylation needs to be tightly controlled, taken care of by a set of proteins: "writers" deposit, "readers" recognize and "erasers" remove the methyl group.

From Science Daily

When exposed to ultraviolet rays, the patch resets to a blank state, similar to erasing content from a sketchbook using an eraser.

From Science Daily

“I always had to be the kid in class with the coolest pencils and erasers.”

From New York Times

I would later teach him the benefits of using a toothbrush, and then a magic eraser years later.

From Salon