-pə(r) noun
Etymology: sky (I) + scraper
1. : a triangular skysail used on a clipper ship
2. : one that is unusually tall
that vegetable skyscraper , the giant cactus — D.C.Peattie
especially : a many-storied building
a typical American skyscraper , tall and narrow, with a spire and beacon — American Guide Series: Michigan