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How to pronounce scratcher in English?

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Type Words
Type of device
Has types backscratcher
Derivation scratch
Type Words
Type of mortal, person, somebody, soul, someone, individual
Derivation scratch
Type Words
Type of working man, working person, workingman, workman
Derivation scratch

Examples of scratcher

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It's a head-scratcher considering the league's offensive success the past decade.
From the omaha.com
That makes the final surprise a head-scratcher rather than a thought-provoker.
From the nytimes.com
As leadership decisions go, this one's a head scratcher of linebacker proportions.
From the washingtonpost.com
I didn't want it to be a head-scratcher that felt like doing algebra homework.
From the ocregister.com
But his interest in continuing their partnership is something of a head scratcher.
From the washingtonpost.com
The real head-scratcher here is why Amazon would want with RIM in the first place.
From the techcrunch.com
Based on this infograph, Kubiak's employment status remains a head scratcher.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
It's a head scratcher, dating to a court case you probably never heard about.
From the swampland.time.com
That's a head-scratcher, unless there's a reason to remind people to stick together.
From the suntimes.com
More examples
  • A workman who uses a tool for scratching
  • A person who scratches to relieve an itch
  • In the musical traditions of Trinidad and Tobago, a twin island republic in the Lesser Antilles, a scratcher is a percussion instrument. It is a descendant of the guiro, and is played in a similar fashion. It is most commonly found in the rhythm section of a steelband.
  • The object used to remove the layers of ink from the gobs of cash or disappointment underneath. Could be as simply as a fingernail, and not all players have a special scratcher. Example: 1889 Liberty dollar.
  • An awful tattoo artist that inks too deep or has an unsteady hand.