SCOURER
Dictionary entry overview: What does scourer mean? • SCOURER (noun)
The noun SCOURER has 2 senses:
1. someone who cleanses by scouring
2. someone who travels widely and energetically
Familiarity information: SCOURER used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCOURER (noun)
Meaning:
Someone who cleanses by scouring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("scourer" is a kind of...):
cleaner (someone whose occupation is cleaning)
Meaning:
Someone who travels widely and energetically
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Context example:
he was a scourer of the seven seas
Hypernyms ("scourer" is a kind of...):
traveler; traveller (a person who changes location)
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