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scrubber

1

[ skruhb-er ]

noun

  1. a person who scrubs.
  2. a device or process for removing pollutants from smoke or gas produced by burning high-sulfur fuels.
  3. a machine or appliance used in scrubbing:

    an automatic floor scrubber.



scrubber

2

[ skruhb-er ]

noun

  1. a mongrel, especially a mongrel steer.
  2. a thin or stunted steer.
  3. Australian.
    1. an inhabitant of the bush.
    2. any domestic animal that has run off into the bush and become wild, especially a steer.

scrubber

3

[ skruhb-er ]

noun

British Slang.
  1. a prostitute or promiscuous woman.

scrubber

1

/ ˈʌə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that scrubs
  2. an apparatus for purifying a gas
  3. derogatory.
    a promiscuous woman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

scrubber

2

/ ˈʌə /

noun

  1. a domestic animal, esp a bullock, that has run wild in the bush
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scrubber1

First recorded in 1830–40; scrub 1 + -er 1

Origin of scrubber2

First recorded in 1855–60; scrub 2 + -er 1

Origin of scrubber3

First recorded in 1955–60; variously explained as sense development of either scrubber 1 (in the sense “a person who scrubs; charwoman,” or scrubber 2 (in the Australian sense “(female) animal that runs into the bush and becomes wild”; compare earlier scrub in same sense
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of scrubber1

C19: from scrub ²
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Example Sentences

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If you can afford it, you might rent an air scrubber for a day of high-powered air cleaning.

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They also advise against using thinners, nylon or metal scrubbers, or abrasives - all of which could damage the surface of the toilet seat.

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In one instance from June 2023, hydrogen sulfide reached a one-hour average of 64 ppb — more than double California’s standard — when Hyperion operators had turned off pollution control devices, or scrubbers, for maintenance.

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Remaining coal-fired power plants now use "scrubber" technology that prevents these chemicals from forming.

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Discharge from ships with so-called scrubbers cause great damage to the Baltic Sea.

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