evacuator









evacuator


evacuator [ih-vak-yoo-ey-ter] ExamplesWord Origin noun

  1. a person or thing that evacuates.
  2. Medicine/Medical. an instrument for removing impacted feces from the rectum.

Origin of evacuator First recorded in 1605–15; evacuate + -or2 Examples from the Web for evacuator Historical Examples of evacuator

  • Let us be indulgent to the evacuator nor disparage his eccentric wardrobe.

    The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles

    Jean Henri Fabre

  • evacuator in Medicine evacuator [ĭ-văk′yōō-ā′tər] n.

    1. An instrument for removal of material from a body cavity.
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