See Also: scummer(dictionary)

scummer (iou)



scummer noun. Now Scot. ME.
[from SCUM verb + -ER1, in sense 1 after Old French escumoir (mod. ecumoire), in sense 2 after escumeor (ecumeur), both from escumer skim, from escume SCUM noun.]
A shallow ladle or sieve for removing scum or floating matter from the surface of a liquid. ME.
A person scouring the sea, a rover, a pirate. LME-L16.
A person gathering or removing scum. E-M17.