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: 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)
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
D'Arcy EganWhile 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
Steve Daviscalled also palmetto bass, whiterock bass
compare sunshine bassExamples of wiper in a Sentence
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The wipers, made from 100% natural rubber, are manufactured in China.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Wyatt drove the fire truck, Truck 111, to the city garage just before 8:30 a.m., but a worker wasn’t able to fix the malfunctioning wipers.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Remove ice from the windshield before using the wipers.
—Mark Maynard, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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The report has confirmed that the attackers will also deploy disk wipers and conduct ransomware operations during some of their campaigns.
—Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The wipers, made from 100% natural rubber, are manufactured in China.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
Wyatt drove the fire truck, Truck 111, to the city garage just before 8:30 a.m., but a worker wasn’t able to fix the malfunctioning wipers.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025
Remove ice from the windshield before using the wipers.
—Mark Maynard, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Wiper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wiper. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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