eraser

UK/ɪˈɹeɪzə/US/ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/

nounA2+Common in everyday speech and writing · #8,305 of 15,258leans spoken

Other forms: erasers

An eraser is the small soft block that removes writing mistakes. A pencil eraser, use an eraser, a plastic eraser.

Britain says rubber, which causes confusion in America. It works by being softer than the paper and stickier than the graphite, so the marks come away on the crumbs. Before it, people used bread, which worked surprisingly well.

Definitions of eraser

1nouneraserThe small soft block that removes writing mistakes.A2+
“He rubbed out the wrong answer with the eraser on the end of his pencil.”

eraser is a tool.

Also accepted in games: rubber

Where it comes from

From erase + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

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eraser in the wild

Some pencils have an eraser on one end.
Eraser
Less expensive erasers are made from synthetic rubber and synthetic soy-based gum, but more expensive or specialized erasers are made from vinyl, plastic, or gum-like materials.
Eraser
The quantum eraser experiment is a variation of Thomas Young's classic double-slit experiment.
Quantum eraser experiment
In this case, the eraser will leave marks on the paper instead of removing them.
Kneaded eraser
The series is about a white eraser who becomes Keshikasu-kun by putting an eraser crumb on his head and a paper costume on his body.
Keshikasu-kun

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

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