SCRATCHER

scratcher

(noun) a device used for scratching

scratcher

(noun) a person who scratches to relieve an itch

scratcher

(noun) a workman who uses a tool for scratching

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scratcher (plural scratchers)

Someone who scratches.

A piece of equipment used to scratch part of the body to relieve an itch.

A scratch card.

(slang) A bed. (etymology: rhyming slang, rhymes with "scratch your head") usage references

(zoology) Any rasorial bird.

(slang) A counterfeiter.

(slang, derogatory) An unlicensed tattoo artist.

Etymology

Noun

Scratcher (plural Scratchers)

(programming) A user of the Scratch visual programming language.

Source: Wiktionary


Scratch"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, scratches; specifically (Zoöl.), any rasorial bird.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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