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eraser

/əˈreɪsər/
/ɛˈreɪzə/
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Other forms: erasers

Definitions of eraser
  1. noun
    an implement used to erase something
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    types:
    blackboard eraser
    an eraser that removes chalk marks from blackboard
    ink eraser
    an eraser that removes ink marks
    pencil eraser, rubber, rubber eraser
    an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
    type of:
    implement
    instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
Pronunciation
US
/əˈreɪsər/
UK
/ɛˈreɪzə/
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