extinguisher
Americannoun
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extinguishers
plural
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a person or thing that extinguishes.
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an instrument consisting of a cone-shaped cup attached to a handle or the end of a pole, for extinguishing a candle by momentarily closing off the burning wick from the air.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of extinguisher
First recorded in 1550–60; extinguish + -er 1
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“He used a fire extinguisher in an attempt to extinguish the fire and observed additional fires spotting in close proximity,” the report states.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Once you purchase a fire extinguisher for your vehicle, placement is also very important.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Too late, a UN security guard rushes in with a fire extinguisher.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
With black smoke belching high into the sky, Lobga staggers some 90 seconds before collapsing in flames and a U.N. security guard rushes over blasting an extinguisher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
The second guard was carrying something that looked like a fire extinguisher.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
Two weeks later, I noticed the fire and safety team walking through the prison, holding clipboards, testing alarms, and inspecting extinguishers.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Nearby, employees of the Union shopping mall practised using fire extinguishers to put out flames within a controlled pit, under the guidance of firefighters.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
“We went through seven fire extinguishers but we saved the car, which was on a lift,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2026
Boyhood hustles included delivering advertising fliers to homes, redeeming bottles for money and filling fire extinguishers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 1, 2026
Maybe I could have found the fire extinguishers and stopped the flames somehow.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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