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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eraser

/ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
eras-er
IPA
/ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who erases.

noun

An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

An object used to erase something written either by chalk on a chalkboard, by a marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.

Canadian usage; American usage

noun

An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Italic *razdō Latin radō Latin ērādō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ērāsusder. English erase Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English eraser From erase + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/
  • British English: /ɪˈɹeɪzə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

erasers (plural)

Derived Forms

eraserless eraserlike

Phrases

bulk eraser electric eraser eraser dust eraser pen ink eraser kneaded eraser mechanical eraser mind eraser

Synonyms

rubber india rubber bungee

Rhymes With

racer tracer chaser acer spacer pacer baser facer bracer lacer raysor kacer

Questions

How do you pronounce eraser?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/.
What does eraser mean?
One who erases.
Where does eraser come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Italic *razdō Latin radō Latin ērādō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ērāsusder. English erase Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English eraser From erase + -er.

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