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

The gallery’s Chinatown loft was made into a garage of sorts, housing dozens of miniature ATVs, motorcycles, cars, tractors, and invented vehicles that Kokopeli had constructed largely from Pampers. —Theo Belci, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Two people were injured, one of them seriously, in a crash involving a car and two tractor-trailers on Interstate 70 near Bates City Monday morning. —Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026

Planes, trains, and automobiles have been joined by trams, taxis, ships, tractors, and more. —Keith Langston, Space.com, 31 May 2026

Another slide showed them riding Arjona's tractor into the sunset. —Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 May 2026

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