duster

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See also düster

English

a feather duster

duster (long coat)

Etymology

dust +‎ -er

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdʌstə/

Noun

duster (plural dusters)

1. An object, now especially a cloth, used for dusting surfaces etc.
2. Someone who dusts.
3. A light, loose-fitting long coat.
4. (paper-making) A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
5. (milling) A blowing-machine for separating the flour from the bran.
6. (oil and gas) A dry drill hole, one that does not produce oil or gas.

Translations

object used for dusting

• Czech: prachovka (cs) f, hadr (cs) m
• Esperanto: viŝtuko (eo)
• Finnish: pölyhuisku (fi), pölyrätti (fi)
• German: Staubtuch (de), Staublappen (de)
• Hungarian: porrongy (hu)

• Jèrriais: êpousseteux m
• Mandarin: 抹布 (cmn) (mābù)
• Portuguese: apagador (pt) m
• Russian: тряпка (ru) (trjápka) 
• Scottish Gaelic: dustair (gd) m
• Swahili: dasta (sw)

person who dusts

• Czech: metař (cs) m
• Finnish: pölyttäjä (fi), pölyjen pyyhkijä (fi)

• German: Staubwischer (de)

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Translations to be checked

• Serbo-Croatian: pahalica, pajalica

See also

• Duster (clothing) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Duster (clothing)
• Duster on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• rudest, rusted