SCRUBBER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scrubber mean? 

• SCRUBBER (noun)
  The noun SCRUBBER has 3 senses:

1. a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)

2. a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning

3. a purifier that removes impurities from a gas

  Familiarity information: SCRUBBER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCRUBBER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Derivation:

scrub (clean with hard rubbing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

scrub brush; scrubber; scrubbing brush

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

brush (an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle)

Derivation:

scrub (clean with hard rubbing)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A purifier that removes impurities from a gas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

purifier (an apparatus for removing impurities)