wiper

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: wip=er

CIDE DICTIONARY

wiper, n. 

•  One who, or that which, wipes.  [1913 Webster]
•  Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag.  [1913 Webster]
•  A piece generally projecting from a rotating or swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam.  [1913 Webster]
•  A rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

wiper, n.
1 = windscreen wiper.
2 Electr. a moving contact.
3 a cam or tappet.