-scraper

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Denoting a type of tall building.

“sea + -scraper → seascraper (“a tall building built underwater”)”

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Meanings

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  1. Denoting a type of tall building.

    sea + -scraper → seascraper (“a tall building built underwater”)

    2 more examples

    farm + -scraper → farmscraper (“a high-rise building used for growing crops or raising livestock”)

    skinny + -scraper → skinnyscraper (“an extremely tall and narrow building”)

Origin

Back-formation from skyscraper.

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Cite this entry
APA

-scraper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-scraper

MLA

“-scraper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-scraper. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-scraper,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-scraper.

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