scratcher
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- noun
- /ˈskrætʃər/
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persona que se rasca
- Plus, Gholson is erratic; for every great play, there is a head-scratcher the next.
Examples
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A scratcher, yes?
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The Victorian use of this form, though, is more of a head-scratcher.
Academic text (2017) -
I imagine she'd be a wee bit wet around the scratcher, though, eh?
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I am a writer, a scratcher of crooked lines.
Fiction book (2000) -
You know, a lot of times cats who are horizontal type scratchers will go for the carpet by that area.
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It's a polished head-scratcher of a game with a fantastic art style and a very adventurous feel.
Blog text (32) -
That's a head scratcher.
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His Seattle career included 10 All-Star appearances, 10 Gold Gloves, two batting titles, and a vast portfolio of statistical head-scratchers.
Blog text (31) -
After a long day of hiking, she became a scratcher when she felt the bugs biting her legs.
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He is such a scratcher that he always leaves marks on his skin after an allergy flare-up.
Synonyms
A joking or insulting name for a person who scratches their bottom
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Scratcher comes from the simple verb scratch ('to scrape or rub to stop an itch') plus -er ('one who'). So, a scratcher is just 'one who scratches', a person who rubs their skin to find relief.