scratcher
UK/ˈskɹæt͡ʃə/US/ˈskɹæt͡ʃɚ/
scratcher noun: someone who scratches.
Noun (1)
scratcher (plural scratchers)
- Someone who scratches.
- A piece of equipment used to scratch part of the body to relieve an itch.
- An item made of shreddable material (carpet, corrugated cardboard, etc.) designed to be scratched, usually by pet cats.
- Near-synonym: scratching post
- Synonyms:
- scratching post
- A scratch card.
- A bedding place (e.g., mattress, bunk, hay bed, or bed).
- Near-synonym: pallet
- Synonyms:
- pallet
- Any rasorial bird.
- A counterfeiter.
- “I’m what they used to call a scratcher,” the Ukrainian said. “Dupes, counterfeits, identification. Turn wrong names right.”2023, Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto, Fleet, page 93
- An unlicensed tattoo artist.
- A device for cleaning mud etc. from a wellbore.
Noun (2) capitalized: Scratcher
Scratcher (plural Scratchers)
- A user of the Scratch visual programming language.
Synonyms of scratcher
Forms of scratcher
| plural | scratchers |
|---|---|
| plural | Scratchers |
Origin of scratcher
From scratch + -er.
From Scratch + -er.
Words formed from scratcher
Words that rhyme with scratcher
Questions about scratcher
- What does scratcher mean?
- Scratcher means someone who scratches.
- What part of speech is scratcher?
- Scratcher is a noun.
- How do you pronounce scratcher?
- Scratcher is pronounced /ˈskɹæt͡ʃə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of scratcher?
- The plural of scratcher is scratchers.
Words near scratcher in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: scratcher (page history and authors); Scratcher (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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