scratcher

== English == === Etymology === From scratch + -er. === Pronunciation === === Noun === scratcher (plural scratchers) Someone who scratches. A piece of equipment used to scratch part of the body to relieve an itch. Hypernym: device Hyponyms: backscratcher, head-scratcher An item made of shreddable material (carpet, corrugated cardboard, etc.) designed to be scratched, usually by pet cats. Near-synonym: scratching post (gambling) A scratch card. (slang) A bedding place (e.g., mattress, bunk, hay bed, or bed). Near-synonym: pallet (zoology) Any rasorial bird. Hypernyms: bird < animal < creature, critter Hyponyms: chicken, hen, rooster, cockerel, cock, pullet (slang) A counterfeiter. (slang, derogatory) An unlicensed tattoo artist. A device for cleaning mud etc. from a wellbore. ==== Derived terms ==== back scratcher booty scratcher head scratcher ==== See also ==== === Anagrams === rescratch == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skʁat.ʃe/ === Verb === scratcher (Quebec, colloquial) to scratch, to make a scratch Synonym: égratigner ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “scratcher”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012