compactor

noun

com·​pac·​tor

variants or compacter

kəm-ˈpak-tər 

(ˈ)käm-¦pak-

plural -s

: one that compacts

specifically : a machine (as one having a roller or a vibrating tamper) for crushing or compacting material (as in preparing a seedbed or roadbed)

Word History

Etymology

compact entry 2 + -or or -er

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Rhymes for compactor

• attractor
• cofactor
• contactor
• contractor
• distractor
• extractor
• impactor
• protractor
• reactor
• redactor
• refractor
• retractor