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impacter

Or im·pac·tor

[im-pak-ter]

noun

  1. a person or thing that impacts.

  2. impact wrench.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of impacter1

First recorded in 1915–20; impact + -er 1
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Example Sentences

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That means it had to be slow—and the slowest-moving impacter would be one in the same orbit as the moon.

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If so, the "impacter" had to build up the far side into mountainous terrain rather than blast out a crater.

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