wiper

IPA: wˈaɪpɝ

Someone who wipes.
Something, such as a towel, that is used for wiping.
Something, such as a windscreen wiper, that is designed for wiping.
A movable electric contact in some devices.
(nautical) A junior role in the engine room of a ship, someone who wipes down machinery and generally keeps it clean.
(obsolete, slang) An impertinent young man.
A hybrid fish variety artificially bred from eggs of striped bass (Morone saxatilis) fertilized with white bass (Morone chrysops) sperm, or the opposite combination.

Examples of "wiper" in Sentences

The tortilla is his eating tool and his chin wiper.
That reminds me of a story – my windshield wiper is broken.
Two pails of water flanked this rack, in each of which had been thrust a slotted hickory "wiper" threaded with a square of cloth.
For a split second there, I had this great fantasy that you were clipping the 'wiper' to a clay pigeon thrower and we were going to see some fun target pratice!
Dirt entry and corrosion problems have led to improvements in wiper designs with the introduction of an external flap on the wiping lip to prevent the entry of dirt via the outer diameter of the wiper.
So when I need to know what the black rubbery thingummy on a windscreen wiper is called, I can look up windscreen wiper in the index, turn to the appropriate picture, and learn that it's a wiper blade rubber.
Advanced Frameless Design ... and Integrated High-Downforce Spoiler” and “[t] he latest Michelin wiper blades on the market are all new and improved ... adding functional features such as spoilers for improved wiper performance.”