scrubber

3 definitions • 2 examples

an object for scrubbing things to clean them:

a pan scrubber

a system or piece of equipment for removing substances that are harmful to the environment from a gas:

Scrubbers in factory chimneys can extract harmful particles before they are vented into the atmosphere.

an offensive word for a woman who is thought to have a lot of sexual partners or who has an untidy, rough appearance