Nouns

(n)scannersomeone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
(n)scanner, digital scanner, image scanneran electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
(n)scannera radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
(n)scanner, electronic scannera radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition“they used scanners to monitor police radio channels”