scummer noun. ['skʌmǝ] Now Scot. ME.
[from SCUM verb + -ER¹, in sense 1 after Old French escumoir (mod. écumoire), in sense 2 after escumeor (écumeur), both from escumer skim, from escume SCUM noun.]
1. A shallow ladle or sieve for removing scum or floating matter from the surface of a liquid. ME.

2. A person scouring the sea, a rover, a pirate. LME-L16.

3. A person gathering or removing scum. E-M17.

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