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eraser

  • noun
  • /ɪˈɹeɪzə/

One who erases.

Other meanings

  1. An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

    “I have worn out the eraser on this pencil.”

  2. An object used to erase something written either by chalk on a chalkboard, by a marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.

A kind of

  • implement

Kinds of eraser

  • ink eraser
  • rubber eraser

Related words

  • eraserless
  • eraserlike
  • bulk eraser
  • eraser dust
  • eraser pen
  • ink eraser
  • kneaded eraser
  • mind eraser
  • electric eraser
  • mechanical eraser

Example sentences

  • “I suggest you use a pencil and eraser.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “eraser” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.