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fumigator

American  
[fyoo-mi-gay-ter] / ˈfju mɪˌgeɪ tər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that fumigates.

  2. a structure in which plants are fumigated to destroy insects.


Etymology

Origin of fumigator

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; fumigate + -or 2


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The key culprit is the chemical ethylene oxide, which is both a highly effective fumigator and a potent carcinogen.

From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2023

Five hours away in the newly infected town of El Dique, residents were collecting 100 bolívars from each household to hire a fumigator to come spray their homes.

From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2016

After a few weeks, with the lice increasing every day, we raised such a row about them that the guards took us to the fumigator.

From Three Times and Out by Nellie L. McClung

It was almost as if he had emerged from the lethal presence of the fumigator itself.

From The Market-Place by Harold Frederic

The fumigator came to hand but without the engine to drive it.

From Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben by Henry Charles Mahoney

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