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1. (n.) wiper
a person or thing that wipes.
2. wiper
the thing with which something is wiped, as a towel, handkerchief, or squeegee.
3. wiper
a device on a vehicle or craft consisting of a squeegee on a mechanical arm for wiping rain, snow, etc., from a windshield or window.
4. wiper
a thin strip of metal providing electrical contact with a moving coil, as in a rheostat.
5. wiper
a projection or partial cam, as on a rotating shaft, moving to lift or dislodge another part, esp. so as to let it drop when released.
Etymology: (1545–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) wiper
a worker who wipes
2. (noun) wiper, wiper arm, contact arm
contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
3. (noun) windshield wiper, windscreen wiper, wiper, wiper blade
a mechanical device that cleans the windshield
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1. (noun) wiper
a windshield wiper
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) wiper
one who, or that which, wipes
2. (noun) wiper
something used for wiping, as a towel or rag
3. (noun) wiper
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. (noun) wiper
a rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel
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Sense: (also windscreen wiper ) a moving arm for clearing rain etc from a vehicle's windscreen.
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 Afrikaans: veër |
 Arabic: مِمْسَحَه، مَسّاحَه |
 Bulgarian: чистачка |
 Brazilian: limpador / esfregão |
 Czech: stěrač |
 German: der (Scheiben-)Wischer |
 Danish: visker |
 Greek: υαλοκαθαριστήρας |
 Spanish: limpiaparabrisas |
 Estonian: klaasipuhasti |
 Farsi: برف پاک کن |
 Finnish: tuulilasinpyyhin |
 French: essuie-glace |
 Hebrew: מַגַב שִמשָה, וִישֶר |
 Hindi: पोंछन |
 Croatian: brisač |
 Indonesian: penyapu air hujan |
 Icelandic: þurrka |
 Italian: tergicristallo |
 Japanese: ワイパー |
 Korean: (자동차의) 와이퍼 |
 Lithuanian: valytuvas |
 Latvian: (automobiļa) stiklu tīrīt |
 Malay: pengelap |
 Dutch: wisser |
 Norwegian: vindusvisker |
 Polish: wycieraczka |
 Portuguese: limpador |
 Romanian: ştergător |
 Russian: стеклоочиститель; дворник |
 Slovak: stierač |
 Slovenian: brisalec |
 Serbian: brisač |
 Swedish: vindrutetorkare |
 Thai: ที่ปัดน้ำฝน |
 Turkish: silecek |
 Taiwanese: 雨刷 |
 Ukrainian: склоочисник, “двірник” |
 Urdu: پونچھنے والا |
 Vietnamese: cái gạt nước |
 Chinese: 雨刷 |
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