# squeegee

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskwiːd͡ʒiː/ · frequency rank #75,442

## Definitions
1. A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other material attached at a right angle to a handle.
2. A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other material attached at a right angle to a handle.
3. A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other material attached at a right angle to a handle.
4. A tool for scraping consisting of a blade of rubber or some other material attached at a right angle to a handle.
5. A tool consisting of a roller attached to a handle, used for applying pressure, removing liquid, etc.
6. A tool consisting of a roller attached to a handle, used for applying pressure, removing liquid, etc.
7. A tool consisting of a roller attached to a handle, used for applying pressure, removing liquid, etc.
8. A person who uses a squeegee (noun sense 1.2); specifically, one who makes an unsolicited attempt to clean the windshield of a car stopped at a traffic light and then requests payment; a squeegee bandit.

## Etymology
The noun is probably derived from squeege (“(informal, dated) to squeeze”, verb) (an intensified form of squeeze (verb)) + -ee (suffix attached to verbs to form nouns meaning persons or things that are the subjects of the verbs). Compare earlier squilgee, squillgee (“tool in the form of a mop or swab, or a blade with a long handle, used for cleaning and/or drying a vessel’s deck”).
The verb is derived from the noun.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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