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expeller

[ ik-spel-er ]

/ ɪkˈspɛl ər /

noun

a person or thing that expels.

a press used to extract oil from corn, soybeans, etc.

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Origin of expeller

First recorded in 1570–80; expel + -er¹

Words nearby expeller

expeditionary, expeditious, expel, expellant, expellee, expeller, expellers, expend, expendable, expenditure, expense

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Example sentences from the Web for expeller

O Philosophye, the guide of life, (exclameth Tullie) the inquisitor of Vertue and expeller of vice.
The Palace of Pleasure|William Painter
As the expeller of hard money, small notes were the bane and curse of a country.
Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2)|Thomas Hart Benton
But he had a more serious phase, for when he was not a gambler he was an Expeller of Demons, a most popular accomplishment.
It Happened in Egypt|C. N. Williamson
At a place called Weinsberg lived a man named Justinus Kerner, who exercised the profession of an exorcist or expeller of devils.
Lola Montez|Edmund B. d'Auvergne

In his dream he stood before the shrine of Khonsu, Expeller of Demons.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt|Lewis Spence

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