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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)


Sense 1scourer [BACK TO TOP]

Meaning:

Someone who cleanses by scouring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("scourer" is a kind of...):

cleaner (someone whose occupation is cleaning)


Sense 2scourer [BACK TO TOP]

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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