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Dictionary: dust·er   (dŭs'tər) pronunciation
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n.
  1. One that dusts, especially:
    1. A cloth or brush used to remove dust.
    2. A device for sifting or scattering a powdered substance.
  2. A smock worn to protect one's clothing from dust.
  3. A woman's loose dress-length housecoat.

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WordNet: duster
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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
  Synonyms: gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust coat

Meaning #2: a piece of cloth used for dusting
  Synonyms: dustcloth, dustrag

Meaning #3: a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter

Wikipedia: Duster
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A Duster can be:

  • A dustrag or cloth used to remove dust from furniture or other objects
  • A feather duster
  • A smaller whisk broom or brush
  • A light coat or housecoat; see Duster (clothing)
  • An automobile, the Plymouth Duster
  • A member of the Amarillo Dusters arena football team
  • A member of the Hudson Dusters street gang
  • A gas duster to use on electronics
  • The M42 Duster Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon.
  • A lo-fi space-rock band; see Duster (band).
  • A main character in the game Mother 3; see Duster (Mother 3).
  • An agricultural aircraft is an aircraft that has been built or converted for agricultural use -- usually aerial application of pesticides (crop dusting) or fertiliser (aerial topdressing). In this role they are referred to as "top dressers" or "crop dusters." Agricultural aircraft are also used for hydroseeding.
  • A term given to a style of stories and movies about the Western Half of the United States (cowboys), sometimes also known as Westerns.
  • In baseball, a brushback or possible beanball.
  • A legendary bucking horse of the 1930s owned by rodeo owner Harry Rowell, who trampled World Champion bronc rider Pete Knight to death.
  • A hockey term meaning to stand in front of the net or to be benched, to collect dust.
  • The use of compressed air to get "high".
  • Duster, an all-female Filipino band

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Translations: Duster
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - støveklud, noget der støver, støvfrakke

Nederlands (Dutch)
stofjas, stofdoek, badjas, iemand die afstoft, stoffer, strooier, boksbeugel

Français (French)
n. - (US) blouse de protection, robe-tablier, (GB) chiffon à poussière, chiffon à effacer

Deutsch (German)
n. - Staubtuch, Staubmantel

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξεσκονιστήρι, ξεσκονόπανο, φτερό (ξεσκονίσματος)

Italiano (Italian)
strofinaccio, veste da camera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - espanador (m)

Русский (Russian)
тряпка для вытирания пыли, чехол для одежды, домашняя куртка

Español (Spanish)
n. - paño, trapo, bata, guardapolvo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - dammborste, skyddsrock

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
掸子, 打扫灰尘的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 撣子, 打掃灰塵的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 청소부, 먼지 제거기, 칠판 지우개, 살포기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ちりを払うもの, はたき, 雑巾, ダスターコート, ちり払い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) منفضه الغبار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מטלית אבק‬

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