WIPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wiper mean? 

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

1. a worker who wipes

2. contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet

3. a mechanical device that cleans the windshield

  Familiarity information: WIPER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WIPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A worker who wipes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Derivation:

wipe (rub with a circular motion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

contact arm; wiper; wiper arm

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

contact; tangency ((electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact)

Holonyms ("wiper" is a part of...):

rheostat; variable resistor (resistor for regulating current)

selector; selector switch (a switch that is used to select among alternatives)

Derivation:

wipe (rub with a circular motion)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A mechanical device that cleans the windshield

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

windscreen wiper; windshield wiper; wiper; wiper blade

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

mechanical device (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)

Holonyms ("wiper" is a part of...):

automotive vehicle; motor vehicle (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails)

Derivation:

wipe (rub with a circular motion)

 Context examples 

A type of alcohol used to make antifreeze, pesticides, windshield wiper fluid, paint thinner, certain types of fuel, and other substances.

(Methanol, NCI Dictionary)