tractor

noun

trac·​tor ˈtrak-tər 

1

a

: a 4-wheeled or tracklaying automotive vehicle used especially for drawing farm equipment

b

: a smaller 2-wheeled apparatus controlled through handlebars by a walking operator

c

: truck entry 1 sense 1b

2

: an airplane having the propeller forward of the main supporting surfaces

Illustration of tractor

• tractor 1a

Examples of tractor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There’ll be music, food and other vehicles besides cars like vintage tractors, motorcycles, bicycles and fire trucks. —Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025

Spencer Daniels, the large carnivore program coordinator for the commission, said the victim was out working on his tractor, laying gravel for a trail, when he was attacked. —Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025

Patton was reportedly working on a gravel road with his tractor near Mulberry Mountain when a 70-pound juvenile black bear attacked him. —Abigail Adams, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025

In partnership with PlusAI, International will start piloting its autonomous on-highway tractor along the Interstate-35 corridor between Laredo and Dallas with select fleet operators. —Richard Bishop, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin trahere

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing tractor

• tractor trailer

Rhymes for tractor

• acter
• actor
• factor
• attractor
• cofactor
• compactor
• contactor
• contractor
• distractor
• extractor
• impactor
• protractor

Kids Definition

tractor

noun

trac·​tor ˈtrak-tər 

1

: a vehicle that has large rear wheels or moves on tracks and is used especially for pulling farm implements

2

: a short truck with no body used in combination with a trailer for hauling freight

Medical Definition

tractor

noun

trac·​tor ˈtrak-tər 

: an instrument used to exert traction on a body part or tissue (as in surgical procedures)

a urethral tractor