Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun wiper
3 senses of wiper
Sense 1
wiper -- (a worker who wipes)
=> worker -- (a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker")
Sense 2
wiper, wiper arm, contact arm -- (contact consisting of a conducting arm that rotates over a series of fixed contacts and comes to rest on an outlet)
=> contact, tangency -- ((electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts")
Sense 3
windshield wiper, windscreen wiper, wiper, wiper blade -- (a mechanical device that cleans the windshield)
=> mechanical device -- (mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles)