scourer
- noun
- /ˈskaʊərər/
:
limpiador
- She hired a scourer to make the bathroom spotless.
Examples
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The scourer cleaned the kitchen until it sparkled.
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As a professional scourer, she made sure every corner of the kitchen shone.
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In the past, a scourer was often employed to clean public buildings.
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The company hired a scourer to remove years of grime from the old tiles.
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The scourer used a heavy-duty brush to remove the stains from the kitchen countertops.
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After a long day, the scourer scrubbed every corner of the bathroom until it sparkled.
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She hired a professional scourer to make sure the floors were spotless before the big event.
Synonyms
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1.3
A person who cleans floors or streets using a broom
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2.1
A person who works for the city to clean streets
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2.8
A person who cleans floors and other surfaces with a brush
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3.3
A worker who cleans floors with a mop
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3.1
A worker who cleans machines by wiping away oil and dirt
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6.6
A person or tool that cleans ship decks and floors
A person or machine that cleans a surface with a brush
Antonyms
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scourer comes from the verb scour, which meant 'to rub or wash away dirt', and the ending -er meaning 'one who does something'. So a scourer is literally 'one who scrubs', which is why it means a person who cleans a surface thoroughly.