DUSTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does duster mean? 

• DUSTER (noun)
  The noun DUSTER has 4 senses:

1. a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

2. a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles

3. a piece of cloth used for dusting

4. a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter

  Familiarity information: DUSTER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DUSTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

dust storm; duster; sandstorm; sirocco

Context example:

it was the kind of duster not experienced in years

Hypernyms ("duster" is a kind of...):

windstorm (a storm consisting of violent winds)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dust coat; duster; gabardine; gaberdine; smock

Hypernyms ("duster" is a kind of...):

coverall (a loose-fitting protective garment that is worn over other clothing)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A piece of cloth used for dusting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

dustcloth; duster; dustrag

Hypernyms ("duster" is a kind of...):

piece of cloth; piece of material (a separate part consisting of fabric)

Derivation:

dust (remove the dust from)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("duster" is a kind of...):

delivery; pitch ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)

 Context examples 

Mine is dishes and dusters, and envying girls with nice pianos, and being afraid of people.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I am sure you did not, for a duster would have swept away these shreds of varnish.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I also doubt if any young matron ever began life with so rich a supply of dusters, holders, and piece bags, for Beth made enough to last till the silver wedding came round, and invented three different kinds of dishcloths for the express service of the bridal china.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Blinded by the glare of the headlights and confused by the incessant groaning of the horns the apparition stood swaying for a moment before he perceived the man in the duster.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

A man in a long duster had dismounted from the wreck and now stood in the middle of the road, looking from the car to the tire and from the tire to the observers in a pleasant, puzzled way.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)