fumigator

noun

fu·​mi·​ga·​tor ˈfyüməˌgātə(r) 

-ātə-

plural -s

: one that fumigates: such as

a

: a device or apparatus that generates a gas or vapor for use as a fumigant

b

: fumigant

c(1)

: exterminator sense a

(2)

: one who kills insect pests on trees or shrubs by treatment with poisonous gas

(3)

: one who cleans and moth-proofs rugs and upholstered furniture and fumigates them by placing them in an airtight chamber with disks impregnated with hydrocyanic acid

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary fumigate + -or

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Rhymes for fumigator

• activator
• actuator
• agitator
• alligator
• allocator
• alternator
• animator
• annotator
• applicator
• arbitrator
• aspirator
• aviator