Scratcher
nounEtymology From Scratch + -er.
1
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences A user of the Scratch visual programming language.
scratcher
nounalso spelled ScratcherEtymology From scratch + -er.
9 senses
- 1Someone who scratches.
- 2A piece of equipment used to scratch part of the body to…
- 3An item made of shreddable material (carpet, corrugated…
- 4A scratch card.
- 5A bedding place (e.g., mattress, bunk, hay bed, or bed).
- 6Any rasorial bird.
- 7A counterfeiter.
- 8An unlicensed tattoo artist.
- 9A device for cleaning mud etc. from a wellbore.
1
Someone who scratches.
2
A piece of equipment used to scratch part of the body to relieve an itch.
3
An item made of shreddable material (carpet, corrugated cardboard, etc.) designed to be scratched, usually by pet cats.
- Near-synonym: scratching post
5
Slang A bedding place (e.g., mattress, bunk, hay bed, or bed).
- Near-synonym: pallet
7
Slang 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:
8
Derogatory, Slang An unlicensed tattoo artist.
9
A device for cleaning mud etc. from a wellbore.
- Derived terms
- back scratcher, booty scratcher, head scratcher
- Related terms
- chicken scratch