Etymology

compressor

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Today it means: A device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas. Full definition →

New Latin compressor
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromcompressor
  2. English todaycompressor

From compress + -or, or from New Latin compressor.

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