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

Apple's new Clean Up tool, allowing people to remove unwanted objects or people from an image, also follows Google's previous release of a similar tool called Magic Eraser.

From BBC

“I don’t envy the sharpened pencil and eraser work that they were doing,” said Jeffrey Boehm, the marine center’s chief external relations officer, who said he and others went to Sacramento to make the case that their work is in the public interest.

From Los Angeles Times

This is a version of a thing that Google has had called Magic Eraser, Apple’s version.

From New York Times

Drip a little bit of plaster in the middle of the crater to make tiny peaks and wet the end of the pencil eraser and twist it around the drying plaster to make nice little craters.

From National Geographic Kids

Drip a little bit of plaster in the middle of the crater to make tiny peaks and wet the end of the pencil eraser and twist it around the drying plaster to make nice little craters.

From National Geographic Kids