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
As the booths caught fire, Milton raced behind the counter to grab the fire extinguisher.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
There are no fire extinguishers stationed on the company itself.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Local officials inspected the venue in April and found it to be fully equipped with two fire exits, exit signs, emergency lights and fire extinguishers, said Chadchart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 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
Questions are also being raised regarding the presence and accessibility of fire extinguishers, and whether the bar's exits were in compliance with regulations.
From Barron's ● Jan. 10, 2026
There were some condemned head-dresses lying in disgrace—strange shapes of starch like candle extinguishers, and meringues, and the double horns of cows.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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