scourer

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scourer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scourer \Scour"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, scours.
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     2. A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
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              In those days of highwaymen and scourers.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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scourer - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  scourer
      n 1: someone who cleanses by scouring
      2: someone who travels widely and energetically; "he was a
         scourer of the seven seas"