Squeegee vs Scraper - What's the difference?
squeegee | scraper |
A tool consisting of a rubber blade at right angles to a handle, used for spreading, pushing or wiping liquid material on, across or off a surface, especially when cleaning glass, eg the windscreen of a vehicle or a shop window, to remove soapy water.
(slang) A person who cleans the windscreen of a vehicle stopped in traffic then demands payment from the driver.
(printing) A tool used in silk-screen printing for forcing the ink through the stencil and thus printing the desired image.
To clean with a squeegee.
An instrument with which anything is scraped.
An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like, by drawing them across it.
An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, similar to a plow, that is used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, building canals, etc.
An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship.
In the printing press, a board or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet, thus producing an impression.
One who scrapes horns.
One who plays awkwardly on a violin.
One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.