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compressor

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. compressor (noun)
  2. centrifugal compressor (noun)

com·pres·sor

noun \-ˈpre-sər\

Definition of COMPRESSOR

: one that compresses: as a : a muscle that compresses a part b : a machine that compresses gases
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First Known Use of COMPRESSOR

1839

Rhymes with COMPRESSOR

addresser, aggressor, assessor, caresser, confessor, cross-dresser, depressor, hairdresser, oppressor, processor, professor, regressor, repressor, successor, transgressor, vinedresser

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