| n. | 1. | One who, or that which, wipes. |
| 2. | Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag. | |
| 3. | (Mach.) A piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam. | |
| 4. | (Firearms) A rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel. |
| Noun | 1. | wiper - a worker who wipes |
| 2. | wiper - contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet Synonyms: contact arm, wiper arm | |
| 3. | wiper - a mechanical device that cleans the windshield |
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