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scourer

[skouuhr-er, skou-er-er] / ˈskaʊər ər, ˈskaʊ ər ər /


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So has the man behind hit song Power turned to a charity-rank scourer to come up with this find?

From BBC Oct. 6, 2023

He is equally a curator, collector, exhibition designer, photographer, historian, archivist and scourer of auctions and antique emporia.

From New York Times Mar. 7, 2018

My weapon is sponge overlaid by a separate scourer.

From The Guardian Aug. 23, 2015

If you’re a first time thrift store scourer, it can be a little intimidating because there’s a lot of stuff everywhere.

From US News Oct. 28, 2014

Frenchy’s bowel scourer proved to be so fabulously potent that bottles of it spontaneously exploded in the jockeys’ room lavatory.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand




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