scraper UK /ˈskɹeɪpə/US /ˈskɹeɪpɚ/noun 16forms 1 noun16 •An instrument with which anything is scraped. •An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud by drawing them across it.and that in trying to scrape the mud off a very unsteady little shoe, he generally got his leg over the scraper. — 1874 •An instrument drawn by oxen, horses or a tractor, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building canals, etc. •An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship. •In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression. •A hoe. •A tool used by engravers. •A prehistoric unifacial tool thought to have been used for hideworking and woodworking.Instead, they made finely crafted bone points to haft onto their spears, reserving the use of flint mostly for blades and scrapers. — 2018 •A program or process that scrapes data, such as a screen-scraper. •Clipping of bellyscraper. •(slang) A modified automobile, typically with oversized wheelrims. •One who plays a violin incompetently, producing cacophonous sounds. •One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously. •One who scrapes horns. •A freshwater fish of the carp family, genus Capoeta. •(informal, no longer used) A cocked hat. formsscrapers