extinguisher

[ik-sting-gwi-sher]

noun

1. a person or thing that extinguishes.

2. fire extinguisher.

3. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of extinguisher¹

First recorded in 1550–60; extinguish + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Fire extinguishers marked with the words Palestine Action and Palestinian flags were recovered at the scene.

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The group said activists used repurposed fire extinguishers to spray the paint and caused "further damage" using crowbars.

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The group said the activists who entered RAF Brize Norton used repurposed fire extinguishers to spray red paint into the planes' engines.

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CIF officials stripped the state title from a high school sprinter for her ‘unsportsmanlike’ celebration with a fire extinguisher.

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Capitol Police officers were attacked by rioters with weapons including metal batons, wooden planks, flagpoles, fire extinguishers and pepper spray.

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