eraser

noun

eras·​er i-ˈrā-sər How to pronounce eraser (audio)
: one that erases
especially : a device (such as a piece of rubber or a felt pad) used to erase marks (as of ink or chalk)

Examples of eraser in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Stressed by the pressure to keep turning out winners and by Mr. Olsen’s overbearing presence, Mr. Bell became quick to anger (he was known to throw erasers at people in meetings) and left his engineers angry and confused. Glenn Rifkin, New York Times, 21 May 2024 The toolbar includes alternate brushes, a color selector, an eraser, and other functions. Eric Zeman, PCMAG, 15 May 2024 One chip is about the size of a pencil eraser and contains 16 tiny electrodes, each thinner than a human hair. Emily Mullin, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024 Her nipples would be like erasers on her chest, her shoulders pulled back like a gymnast’s. Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024 But then came Friday the 13th and the extraordinary owl in the eraser. Alisa Tang, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2023 Microplastics are fragments of plastic that are smaller than five millimeters long, the diameter of a standard pencil eraser. Aaron Boorstein, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Mar. 2024 Like most Away bags, this suitcase comes with a leather luggage tag and a scuff eraser for buffing out exterior nicks. Ashlea Halpern, wsj.com, 21 Oct. 2023 The gene editing tool acts like a pencil and an eraser. Gina Kolata, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of eraser was in 1790

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“Eraser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eraser. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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eraser

noun
eras·​er i-ˈrā-sər How to pronounce eraser (audio)
: one that erases
especially : a piece of rubber or a felt pad used to erase marks (as from a pencil or chalk)

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