Squeegee Definition

skwējē
squeegeed, squeegeeing, squeegees
noun
A T-shaped tool with a blade of rubber, etc. set across the handle, used to scrape water from a flat surface, as in washing windows.
Webster's New World
A tool with a rubber blade, roller, etc. used to remove surface liquid, apply ink, etc.
Webster's New World

(slang) A person who cleans the windscreen of a vehicle stopped in traffic then demands payment from the driver.

Wiktionary
verb
To scrape or treat with a squeegee.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Squeegee

Noun

Singular:
squeegee
Plural:
squeegees

Origin of Squeegee

  • Possibly from squeege, an intensified variant of squeeze. Compare the earlier squill-gee, squillgee.

    From Wiktionary

  • Perhaps from obsolete squeege to press alteration of squeeze

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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