scauper

1. 1.

   a graver used to scoop out broad areas when engraving wood or metal

   Synonymsscorper

   Broadergraver

Other forms of scauper

plural

scaupers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about scauper

What does scauper mean?

scauper means "a graver used to scoop out broad areas when engraving wood or metal".

How many syllables are in scauper?

scauper has 2 syllables: scau-per. The stress falls on "scau".

What is another word for scauper?

Close synonyms include scorper. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scauper a common word?

scauper is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.