scrubber
nounUK /ˈskrʌb.ər/
US /ˈskrʌb.ɚ/
A scrubber is a tool or person that rubs something hard to make it clean.
She used a scrubber to clean the dirty pan.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A device that removes harmful gases or particles from smoke or air.
The factory installed a scrubber to reduce pollution.
3. A person whose job is to clean surfaces by rubbing them.
The scrubber worked all morning on the hospital floors.
4. In computing, a program that cleans or removes unwanted data.
The disk scrubber deleted old temporary files.