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impacter

American  
[im-pak-ter] / ɪmˈpæk tər /
Or impactor

noun

  1. a person or thing that impacts.

  2. impact wrench.


Etymology

Origin of impacter

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

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.

From Science Magazine

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

From Science Magazine