wiper

A noun referring to a mechanical device, typically on a vehicle, that cleans the windshield by moving across its surface, or a person or object that wipes something clean.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un dispositif mécanique, généralement sur un véhicule, qui essuie le pare-brise en se déplaçant sur sa surface, ou une personne ou un objet qui essuie quelque chose.

1. A worker who wipes B2 formal

   A person whose job is to clean or wipe surfaces, often in industrial or cleaning contexts.

   • The wiper carefully cleaned the machinery after each shift.
   • He worked as a wiper in the factory for several years.
   • The wiper used a cloth to remove the excess oil from the parts.

   🇫🇷ouvrier(ère) chargé(e) d'essuyage

2. Electrical contact arm C1 formal technical

   A conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet, used in devices like potentiometers or switches.

   • The wiper in the potentiometer ensures a variable resistance.
   • Technicians replaced the wiper to restore the switch's functionality.
   • The wiper arm made contact with the circuit board terminals.

   🇫🇷Contact baladeur

   Synonymes: brushslidersweeper

3. Windshield wiper A2 formal technical

   A mechanical device that cleans the windshield of a vehicle by moving a rubber blade across the glass.

   • He turned on the wipers when it started to rain.
   • The wiper blades need to be replaced every six months.
   • She used the wiper to clear the snow from the windshield.

   🇫🇷essuie-glace

   Synonymes: windscreen wiperwindshield wiper

• wipers plural form
• wipers' possessive plural form
• wiper's possessive singular form