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scourer

1 American  
[skouuhr-er, skou-er-er] / ˈskaʊər ər, ˈskaʊ ər ər /

noun

  1. a person who scours scour or cleanses.

  2. an implement, device, or preparation for scouring. scour.

scourer 2 American  
[skouuhr-er, skou-er-er] / ˈskaʊər ər, ˈskaʊ ər ər /

noun

  1. a person who scours scour or ranges about.

  2. (in the 17th and 18th centuries) a prankster who roamed the streets at night.

Etymology

Origin of scourer1

First recorded in 1425–75, scourer is from the late Middle English word scourour. See scour 1, -er 1

Origin of scourer2

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; scour 2, -er 1

Example Sentences

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So has the man behind hit song Power turned to a charity-rank scourer to come up with this find?

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2023

He is equally a curator, collector, exhibition designer, photographer, historian, archivist and scourer of auctions and antique emporia.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2018

My weapon is sponge overlaid by a separate scourer.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2015

If you’re a first time thrift store scourer, it can be a little intimidating because there’s a lot of stuff everywhere.

From US News • Oct. 28, 2014

Frenchy’s bowel scourer proved to be so fabulously potent that bottles of it spontaneously exploded in the jockeys’ room lavatory.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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