Robber vs Scourer - What's the difference?
robber | scourer |
A tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookwares.
Agent noun of scour; a person who scours.
(obsolete) A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
As nouns the difference between robber and scourer
is that robber is a person who robs while scourer is a tool used to scour, usually used to clean cookwares.robber
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Hyponyms
* bank robber * muggerHypernyms
* thiefDerived terms
* robber baron * robber crab * robber fly * robber gullscourer
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Noun
(en noun)- A scourer may be in the form of a mesh (ball) of wires, a flat piece of a rough fabric, or a pad with a soft sponge-like side and a more abrasive side.
- In those days of highwaymen and scourers . — Macaulay.