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Definition of "scrubber" [scrub•ber]

  • One that scrubs, especially: (noun)
  • One who cleans floors, for example, by scrubbing. (noun)
  • A brush, appliance, or abrasive that is used in cleaning. (noun)
  • An apparatus that is used for removing impurities from a gas. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "scrubber" in a sentence
  • "Ants have armoured skin, which when added as fragments and shattered carapaces, imparts all the goodness of a skin scrubber."
  • "The scrubber, which is still in development now, it means that removing one ton of carbon a day is likely just the beginning because it ` s still in development."
  • "The scrubber is a vessel containing in its lower part water, W, supplied by a pipe, and having an overflow."