noun
- a coarse file or tool used for scraping or smoothing surfaces
- something that is harsh or grating
Usage: informal
Examples
- The carpenter used a rasper to smooth the rough edges of the wood.
- He grabbed his rasper from the toolbox to file down the metal surface.
- The old rasper had worn teeth but still worked for basic filing.
- That comment was a real rasper that upset everyone at the meeting.
- The rasper made quick work of the excess material on the project.