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Extinguisher

//ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who, or that which, extinguishes something.; A fire extinguisher.
  2. 2
    a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires wordnet
  3. 3
    One who, or that which, extinguishes something.; A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle. historical

Etymology

From extinguish + -er.

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