Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scrubber

/ˈskɹʌbɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
scrub-ber
IPA
/ˈskɹʌbɚ/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person or appliance that cleans floors or similar by scrubbing.

noun

A soft and flexible handheld polymer-fiber implement for scrubbing tasks.

noun

A device that removes impurities from gases.

noun

A machine for washing leather after the tanpit.

noun

An animal (especially cattle) that has broken away from the herd and established itself in the bush.

noun

Someone who lives in the bush; a wild person, someone only partly assimilated into society.

Australian usage

noun

A prostitute or a slovenly woman.

British usage; Slang

noun

A dirty or unhygienic person.

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From scrub + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈskɹʌbɚ/
  • British English: /ˈskɹʌbə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

scrubbers (plural)

Phrases

amine scrubber back scrubber HCl scrubber pot scrubber pot scrubber brush venturi scrubber

Frequently Paired Words

cloth dishcloth rag scouring pad sponge

Synonyms

scrub brush scrubbing brush

Rhymes With

rubber blubber lubber grubber flubber bubber subber dubber snubber slubber nubber stubber

Questions

How do you pronounce scrubber?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskɹʌbɚ/.
What does scrubber mean?
A person or appliance that cleans floors or similar by scrubbing.
Where does scrubber come from?
From scrub + -er.

How to pronounce scrubber

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈskɹʌbɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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