What does Wiper mean?

Definitions for Wiper
ˈwaɪ pərwiper

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Wiper.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. wipernoun

    a worker who wipes

  2. wiper, wiper arm, contact armnoun

    contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet

  3. windshield wiper, windscreen wiper, wiper, wiper bladenoun

    a mechanical device that cleans the windshield

Wiktionary

  1. wipernoun

    something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping

  2. wipernoun

    something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping

  3. wipernoun

    a movable electric contact in some device

  4. wipernoun

    A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Wipernoun

    An instrument or person by which any thing is wiped.

    Etymology: from wipe.

    The maids and their makes,
    At dancing and wakes,
    Had their napkins and posies,
    And the wipers for their noses. Ben Jonson.

ChatGPT

  1. wiper

    A wiper is a device used to clean or remove dirt, rain, or other obstructions from a surface, typically a window or screen. The most common use of the term is often in reference to windshield wipers on vehicles, which use rubber blades to remove rain and other moisture for improved visibility.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Wipernoun

    one who, or that which, wipes

  2. Wipernoun

    something used for wiping, as a towel or rag

  3. Wipernoun

    a piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam

  4. Wipernoun

    a rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. wiper

    A cogged contrivance in machinery by which a rotatory motion is converted into a reciprocating motion.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. WIPER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wiper is ranked #141140 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Wiper surname appeared 118 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wiper.

    96.6% or 114 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Wiper in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Wiper in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Wiper in a Sentence

  1. Fayetteville Police Chief Gina Hawkins:

    Investigators also noted that a windshield wiper was torn off, and a metal portion was used to break the windshield of the truck in several places, any time a death occurs, the community should be upset.

  2. Daniel Flores:

    General Motors is voluntarily recalling certain 2014-2015 model year Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain vehicles to replace the front windshield wiper-modules in these vehicles.

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