|  wiper 
 
 1. a worker who wipes
 • Derivationally related forms:
 wipe
 • Hypernyms:
 worker
 2. a mechanical device that cleans the windshield
 • Syn:
 windshield wiper, windscreen wiper, wiper blade
 • Derivationally related forms:
 wipe
 • Hypernyms:
 mechanical device
 • Part Holonyms:
 motor vehicle, automotive vehicle
 3. contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet
 • Syn:
 wiper arm, contact arm
 • Derivationally related forms:
 wipe
 • Hypernyms:
 contact, tangency
 • Part Holonyms:
 rheostat, variable resistor, selector, selector switch
 
 
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