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SCRATCHER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device used for scratchingplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("scratcher" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scratcher"):

backscratcher (a long-handled scratcher for scratching your back)

Derivation:

scratch (cut the surface of; wear away the surface of)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who scratches to relieve an itchplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("scratcher" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

scratch (scrape or rub as if to relieve itching)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A workman who uses a tool for scratchingplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("scratcher" is a kind of...):

working man; working person; workingman; workman (an employee who performs manual or industrial labor)

Derivation:

scratch (cut the surface of; wear away the surface of)

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