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
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Tire pressure can be adjusted at home with an air pump or air compressor.
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Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Other facilities noted on the site plan include a campus heating and cooling plant and air storage and air compressor buildings.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
The hearse has air compressors so Martinez can make the vehicle bounce up and down.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
What may be news to you is that the coils are also responsible for removing debris from the air that passes from the front of the unit to its compressor, says Nicholas Webert, the senior director of customer care and field service operations at Samsung.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
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Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Other facilities noted on the site plan include a campus heating and cooling plant and air storage and air compressor buildings.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
The hearse has air compressors so Martinez can make the vehicle bounce up and down.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
What may be news to you is that the coils are also responsible for removing debris from the air that passes from the front of the unit to its compressor, says Nicholas Webert, the senior director of customer care and field service operations at Samsung.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Oct. 2025
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“Compressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compressor. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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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
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