Ejector

//ɪˈd͡ʒɛktɚ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.
  2. 2
    a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing wordnet
  3. 3
    A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space.
  4. 4
    An injector, ejector, steam ejector, steam injector, eductor-jet pump or thermocompressor is a type of pump. wordnet
  5. 5
    ejector seat: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.
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  1. 6
    a person who ousts or supplants someone else wordnet
  2. 7
    That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm which ejects the empty shell.
  3. 8
    A lever for removing circuit boards from an electronic chassis.

Synonyms

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aeroplaneairplanecartridge ejectorcartridge ejectoreductor-jet pumpinjector

Example

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"The ESA researchers used the compressed air ejector to shoot 20 nets traveling at different speeds toward the satellite model over a two-day period."

Etymology

From eject + -or.

Related phrases

cartridge ejectorejector condenserejector seatsaliva ejector

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