duster

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English

a feather duster
duster (long coat)

Etymology

dust +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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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.
  7. (military, informal) A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled, anti-aircraft gun.
  8. (Philippines) A sundress.
  9. (education) A block of felt strips, shaped ergonomically, used to remove chalk from a blackboard.

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German

Pronunciation

Adjective

duster (comparative dusterer or dustrer, superlative am dustersten)

  1. Alternative form of düster

Derived terms

Further reading


Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

duster m

  1. indefinite plural of dust