wiper

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noun (1)

wip·​er ˈwī-pər 

1

: a person who wipes

2

a

: something (such as a towel or sponge) used for wiping

b

: a moving contact for making connections with the terminals of an electrical device (such as a rheostat)

c

: a usually motor-driven arm with a flexible blade for wiping a window (such as the windshield of an automobile or airplane)

wiper

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noun (2)

plural wipers

: a hybrid striped bass that is a cross between a female striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and a male white bass (Morone chrysops) and is silvery-white with dark usually discontinuous or irregular horizontal stripes along the sides

Note: The wiper has an aggressive nature and is bred chiefly as a sport fish for stocking lakes, streams, and reservoirs.

White bass and striped bass have solid stripes on their bodies. The hybrid fish, also called wipers or whiterock bass, have broken horizontal stripes, grow larger than white bass and are more tolerant of warm water than stripers.

—D'Arcy Egan

While wipers are far from unpalatable, their flesh is of a coarser texture and tastes a little more "fishy" than crappie or walleye fillets.

—Steve Davis

called also palmetto bass, whiterock bass

compare sunshine bass

Examples of wiper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Inspect: Check your vehicle’s tires, wiper blades, fluids, lights, belts and hoses. —John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Dec. 2024

Rain-sensing wipers, power tilt-and-telescoping steering wheel, selectable drive modes, synthetic leather upholstery, three USB-C ports, satellite radio and wireless device charging further add to the CLE models’ value. —James Raia, The Mercury News, 1 Dec. 2024

Like a lot of people, he was getting increasingly frustrated by the fact that his car lacked a rear window wiper. —New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2024

But other cyberattacks, such as waves of wiper malware infections targeting Ukrainian networks, have had far smaller impacts than previous disruptive hacking operations that have pummeled Ukraine since 2014. —Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

w- (from white bass) + (str)iper

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1978, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing wiper

• windscreen wiper
• windshield wiper