extractor

1. 1.

   an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components

   Broaderinstrument

   Narrowerforceps
2. 2.

   an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension

   Synonymscentrifugeseparator

   Broaderapparatus

   Narrowerhematocritultracentrifuge
3. 3.

   a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector

   Synonymscartridge extractorcartridge remover

   Broadermechanism

   Part ofgun

Other forms of extractor

plural

extractors·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about extractor

What does extractor mean?

extractor means "an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in extractor?

extractor has 3 syllables: ex-trac-tor. The stress falls on "ex".

What is another word for extractor?

Close synonyms include centrifuge, separator, cartridge extractor, cartridge remover. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is extractor a common word?

extractor is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.