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

After the crash, the SUV was reportedly struck by a tractor-trailer that was traveling in the right lane behind the vehicle. —Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025

Atlantic Container Line vessel, which carries both containers (80% capacity) as well as various kinds of large freight cargo, from tractors to aircraft wings and power plant equipment. —Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025

Tickets to the activity area include access to wagon rides, corn maze, farm arcade, tractor playground, animals, Putt-Putt and more. —Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025

Cards Against Humanity filed the lawsuit a year ago after finding tractors, piles of building materials, and construction work from SpaceX on the land, which had previously been vacant except for green grass. —PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 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