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Definition of Eraser
1. Noun. An implement used to erase something.
Generic synonyms: Implement
Derivative terms: Erase, Erase
Definition of Eraser
1. n. One who, or that which, erases; esp., a sharp instrument or a piece of rubber used to erase writings, drawings, etc.
Definition of Eraser
1. Noun. A thing used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil. ¹
2. Noun. A thing used to erase something written by chalk on a chalkboard; chalkboard eraser. ¹
3. Noun. (computing) An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Eraser
1. one that erases [n -S] - See also: erases
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eraser
Literary usage of Eraser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Structural Drafting and the Design of Details by Carlton Thomas Bishop (1922)
"Either an "ink eraser " or a "pencil eraser " may be used for removing ink from
... One may obtain more satisfactory results with a pencil eraser if one has ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: During by James Russell, Great Britain Court of Chancery, John Singleton Copley Lyndhurst, Henry Brougham Brougham and Vaux (1832)
"eraser p. BYNG. ^T^HE will of John Byng Esquire, made during his residence in
India in the service of the East India Company, and bearing date the 21st of ..."
3. Public School Methods (1921)
"eraser RACK. Draw circles on the floor in line with each aisle, at the front and
at the back of the room. Place the same number of erasers in each circle at ..."
4. Library of Southern Literature by Edwin Anderson Alderman, Joel Chandler Harris, Charles William Kent (1910)
"JAMES WOODROW [1828—1907] AM eraser MES WOODROW, educator; born in Carlisle,
England, May 1828; son of Rev. Dr. Thomas and Marion Williamson Wood- graduated ..."
5. History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné, Henry White (1846)
"... Defence — Interpretation of Holy Scripture —Luther's Firmness — The Bohemian
Brothers — eraser— ..."
6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"This canonization was largely due to the efforts of eraser at Rome, ... The life
of the new saint, which eraser wrote in faultless Latin on his return in ..."
7. The Celtic Magazine (1881)
"THE following valuable and most interesting statement has been sent for publication
by Mr eraser-Mackintosh, MP :— LONDON, 8th July 1881. ..."
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