scratcher

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scratcher^¹

/ˈskɹæt͡ʃə/ UK
/ˈskɹæt͡ʃɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ætʃə(ɹ)

noun scratchers

Someone who scratches.
A piece of equipment used to scratch part of the body to relieve an itch.
An item made of shreddable material (carpet, corrugated cardboard, etc.) designed to be scratched, usually by pet cats. Near-synonym: scratching post
Similar: scratching post
A scratch card.
slang A bedding place (e.g., mattress, bunk, hay bed, or bed). Near-synonym: pallet
Similar: pallet
Any rasorial bird.
slang A counterfeiter. “I’m what they used to call a scratcher,” the Ukrainian said. “Dupes, counterfeits, identification. Turn wrong names right.”
derogatory, slang An unlicensed tattoo artist.
A device for cleaning mud etc. from a wellbore.

Scratcher^²

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From Scratch + -er.

noun Scratchers

A user of the Scratch visual programming language.

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@misc{scratcher_2026,
  title = {scratcher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scratcher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}