Dictionary

eraser en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ɪˈɹeɪzə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɛ~ɪˈresə(r)/ (South-Asia)

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.

Meanings

1. One who erases.
2. (Canada, Philippines, US) An object 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, Philippines, US) 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.
4. An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery.

Forms

Deriveds

bulk eraser · eraserless · electric eraser · eraser pen · eraserlike · eraser dust · ink eraser · mechanical eraser · mind eraser · kneaded eraser

Synonyms

india rubber · bungee · rubber

Translations (192)

ru стира́лка (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ba юйғыс (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ar مَسَّاحَة (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · et kustutuskumm (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · hi रबर (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · sv radergummi (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · lo ຢາງລຶບ (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · my ခဲဖျက် (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · nb viskelær (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · id penghapus (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ca goma d'esborrar (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · fi pyyhintäohjelma (overwriter program) · mk гума (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · bg гу́ма (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · cmn 板擦 (chalkboard eraser) · el γομολάστιχα (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · eu ezabagoma (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · sq llastik (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · tl pambura (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · eo skrapgumo (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · mi muku papatuhituhi (chalkboard eraser) · tg хаткӯркунак (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · uk ґу́мка (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · io efacilo (chalkboard eraser) · sq gomë (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · vi cái tẩy (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · gu છેકણી (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · sv sudd (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · fr efface (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · qu qillqa pichana (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · gu છેકણી (chalkboard eraser) · eo tabulviŝilo (chalkboard eraser) · my ဖော့ဖျက် (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · be ла́сцік (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · mr रबर (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · yue 膠擦 /胶擦 (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · cs zmizík (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · hy ռետին (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ar مَحَّايَة (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ro gumă de șters (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · fa-ira پاککُن (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · rhg búzoni (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · fi taulusieni (chalkboard eraser) · uz lastik (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · la dēletōrium (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · de Gummi (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · fo viskileður (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · es borra (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · cmn 橡皮擦 (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ary ممحة (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · hi खुरचनी (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · es goma de borrar (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · et kustukumm (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · cmn 黑板擦 (chalkboard eraser) · pt borracha (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ru стира́шка (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · de Radierer (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · kl piiaat (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · vi cục gôm (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · nv bee kʼééʼálchxǫǫhí (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · gl goma (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ug سۈرتكۈچ (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ru тря́пка (chalkboard eraser) · hsb drapak (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · th ยางลบ (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · sw kifutio (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ar مِمْحَاة (chalkboard eraser) · bn রবার (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · sh gȕmica (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · gl borrador (chalkboard eraser) · hu radírgumi (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · kea buraxa (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · is strokleður (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ru стёрка (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · fo viskuleður (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · fr brosse à tableau (chalkboard eraser) · bn গাম (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · aii ܫܵܝܘܿܦܬܵܐ (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ja 消しゴム (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · eo viŝilo (chalkboard eraser) · km ជ័រលុប (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · lv dzēšgumija (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ota منجل (chalkboard eraser) · ar أَسْتِيكَة (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · nl gum (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · de Radiergummi (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · hu gumi (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · eo spongo (chalkboard eraser) · eo tabultuko (chalkboard eraser) · ky өчүргүч (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · cy rwber (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · cmn 橡皮擦子 (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · sk guma (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · it cancellino (chalkboard eraser) · xal биллүр (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · hu radír (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · io efacilo (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ta ரப்பர் (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · dsb raděrowak (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · pam pangbura (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · az silgi (chalkboard eraser) · es borrador (chalkboard eraser) · mn баллуур (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · prs پِنْسِلپَاک (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · lt trintukas (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · sv suddgummi (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · mi muku (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ovd gnuk (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · yi מעקער (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · es borrador (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ja 黒板消し (chalkboard eraser) · ru ла́стик (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · mr खोडरबर (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ro radieră (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · hu táblatörlő (chalkboard eraser) · dsb guma (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · hi रबड़ (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · mt gomma (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · fi pyyhekumi (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · sh гу̏мица (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · uz oʻchirgʻich (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · lb Gummi (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · nl gom (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · fr gomme (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ga scriosán (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · bg гу́мичка (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · tao ipangongopas (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ja 黒板拭き (chalkboard eraser) · vo radagumot (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · kmr jêbir (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · tr silgi (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ba юйғыс (chalkboard eraser) · uk гу́мка (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ovd sudd (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · pl gumka (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · it gomma (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ms getah pemadam (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · da tavlesvamp (chalkboard eraser) · bg гъ́ба (chalkboard eraser) · am ላጲስ (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · eo tabulspongo (chalkboard eraser) · sv tavelsudd (chalkboard eraser) · ti መደምሰስ (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · acw مَحَّاية (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ms pemadam (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · cs guma (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · cmn 橡皮 (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · uli hooma (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · uz oʻchirgich (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · rm gumma (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · alt ӧчӱргиш (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · af uitveër (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ru стира́тельная рези́нка (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · kk өшіргіш (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ru рези́нка (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · vi tẩy chì (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · id penghapus papan tulis (chalkboard eraser) · ur کُھرَچْنی (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ug ئۆچۈرگۈچ (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ko 지우개 (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · yue 擦紙膠 /擦纸胶 (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ur رَبَڑ (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · pt apagador (chalkboard eraser) · sl radirka (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · fr effaceur (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · mns-nor осгынут (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · he מַחַק (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ca goma (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · da viskelæder (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ka საშლელი (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · yi גומקע (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · pt safa (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · bg гъ́ба за дъска́ (chalkboard eraser) · tk bozguç (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · fi kumi (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · lo ແປງລຶບກະດານ (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ps پنسل پاک (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · bg гу́ма за трие́не (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · tr tahta silgisi (chalkboard eraser) · nn viskelêr (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ro burete (chalkboard eraser) · acw مَسَّاحَة (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · be гу́мка (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · tl pamahi (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · tg хаткуркунак (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · hsb gumij (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · ar مِمْحَاة (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · az pozan (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · yue 擦膠 /擦胶 (thing used to erase something written or drawn) · fr gomme (chalkboard eraser) · de Tafelschwamm (chalkboard eraser) · fa-ira مِدادْپاککُن (thing used to erase something written or drawn)