wiper : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: wiper	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for wiper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wiper n a worker who wipes contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet Synonym(s): wiper, wiper arm, contact arm a mechanical device that cleans the windshield Synonym(s): windshield wiper, windscreen wiper, wiper, wiper blade
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wiper \Wip"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, wipes. 2. Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag. 3. (Mach.) A piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam. 4. (Firearms) A rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel.