demister

[dee-mis-ter]

noun

Chiefly British. defroster(def 2).

a type of defroster for the side window of an automobile.

Origin of demister

First recorded in 1935–40; de- + mist + -er¹

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British Dictionary definitions for demister

demister

noun

a device incorporating a heater and/or blower used in a motor vehicle to free the windscreen of condensation

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