eraser

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Two erasers (2).
An eraser at the end of a pencil (2).

Etymology

erase +‎ -er

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -eɪzə(ɹ) (UK)
  • Rhymes: -eɪsə(ɹ) (US)

Noun

eraser (plural erasers)

  1. One who erases.
  2. (Canada, US) A thing used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.
    I have worn out the eraser on this pencil.
  3. (Canada, US) A thing used to erase something written by chalk on a chalkboard, by marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.
  4. (computing) An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery.

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