SCRA'PER, n. 1. An instrument with which any thing is scraped; as a scraper for shoes.2. An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, and used for scraping earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals, &c.3. An instrument having two or three sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts or decks of a ship, &c.4. A miser; one who gathers property by penurious diligence and small savings; a scrape-penny.5. An awkward fiddler.
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