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)

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One after the next, their headlights were blinding, an eraser smudging out the night. Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025 Mary, a mother of three from Ecuador, watched her 9-year-old Aaron throw an eraser up over the sidewalk outside Hamline. Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025 Mary abandons them, and Henry, the reluctant father, begins experiencing strange visions about the Man in the Planet, a lady living in the radiator, and his own head popping off and being turned into erasers at a pencil factory. Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025 There’s always an eraser for when the track gets too far from música Mexicana. Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for eraser 

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 19 Feb. 2025.

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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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