# duster

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdʌstɚ/ · frequency rank #37,899

## Definitions
1. An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.
2. Someone who dusts.
3. A loose-fitting long coat.
4. A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which removes the dust from rags, etc.
5. A blowing machine for separating the flour from the bran.
6. A dry drillhole, one that does not produce oil or gas.
7. A vehicle-mounted, multi-barrelled anti-aircraft gun.
8. A type of loose dress worn at home as well as within the vicinity of one's home.
9. A block of felt strips, shaped ergonomically, used to remove chalk from a chalkboard.
10. A high pitch toward the batter.
11. A duststorm.

## Etymology
From dust + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **dusty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duster-vs-dusty)
- **Dustin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duster-vs-dustin)
- **dust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dust-vs-duster)
- **deter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deter-vs-duster)
- **duper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duper-vs-duster)
- **dexter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dexter-vs-duster)
- **dusted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dusted-vs-duster)
- **dieter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dieter-vs-duster)
- **dubstep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dubstep-vs-duster)
- **dumpster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dumpster-vs-duster)

## Common misspellings (9)
`dduster`, `dsuter`, `dusetr`, `dusster`, `dusterr`, `dustre`, `dustter`, `dutser`, `udster`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/duster