compressor

noun

com·​pres·​sor kəm-ˈpre-sər 

: one that compresses: such as

a

: a muscle that compresses a part

b

: a machine that compresses gases

Examples of compressor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to organization, the compressors and cold boxes were installed on the surface above the the ATLAS and CMS experiment points in December 2025. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026

Five kilos of coke found in air compressor Law enforcement seized an air compressor filled with drugs and cash this week in East Boston. —Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 2 Mar. 2026

Inside the back of that cooler, where the compressor lives: 50 roach corpses. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026

The real issue is the compressor cycling off and then kicking back on, which can be abrupt enough to wake you. —Larry Magid, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for compressor

• aggressor
• assessor
• confessor
• depressor
• hairdresser
• necessar
• oppressor
• possessor
• processor
• professor
• repressor
• successor

Kids Definition

compressor

noun

com·​pres·​sor kəm-ˈpres-ər 

: a person or machine that compresses

an air compressor

Medical Definition

compressor

noun

com·​pres·​sor -ˈpres-ər 

: one that compresses: as

a

: a muscle that compresses a part

b

: a machine that compresses gases