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fumigator

[ fyoo-mi-gey-ter ]

/ ˈfyu mɪˌgeɪ tər /

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noun

a person or thing that fumigates.

a structure in which plants are fumigated to destroy insects.

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Origin of fumigator

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; fumigate + -or²

Words nearby fumigator

fumed, fumet, fumeuse, fumigant, fumigate, fumigator, fuming, fuming nitric acid, fuming sulphuric acid, fumitory, fumitory family

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Example sentences from the Web for fumigator

On the whole, this gas has many advantages as a fumigator and disinfectant.
House Rats and Mice|David E. Lantz
The fumigator was the same as at Giessen, and it did its work well.
Three Times and Out|Nellie L. McClung
None save a well-seasoned old smoker of tobacco can use the fumigator with impunity.
When Life Was Young|C. A. Stephens
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.
Three Times and Out|Nellie L. McClung

The fumigator came to hand but without the engine to drive it.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons|Henry Charles Mahoney

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