Scourer

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Scourer \Scour"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, scours.
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     2. A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
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              In those days of highwaymen and scourers.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  scourer
       n 1: someone who cleanses by scouring
       2: someone who travels widely and energetically; "he was a
          scourer of the seven seas"