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Scummer vs Skimmer - What's the difference?

scummer | skimmer |

As nouns the difference between scummer and skimmer

is that scummer is an instrument for taking off scum or scummer can be excrement, scumber while skimmer is a device that skims.

As a verb scummer

is scumber.

scummer

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (soccer, pejorative) someone connected with , as a fan, player, coach etc.

    • Synonyms

    *Saint

    skimmer

    English

    (wikipedia skimmer) (Rynchops)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device that skims.
  • A person who skims.
  • Any of three species of bird in the genus Rynchops of the family Laridae, that feed by skimming the surface of water bodies with their bills in flight.
  • Any of several large bivalve shells, sometimes used for skimming milk, such as the sea clams and large scallops.
  • A ballet flat shoe.

    • Derived terms

    * black skimmer, Rynchops niger * African skimmer, Rynchops flavirostris * Indian skimmer, Rynchops albicollis