aerator

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noun

A device which mixes air with a substance, particularly soil or a liquid.

“faucet aerator”

Opposite
deaerator
OriginEnglish aerate ← Latin aer ← Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) →
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Meanings

nounaerator (plural aerators)

plural aerators

  1. A device which mixes air with a substance, particularly soil or a liquid.

    faucet aerator

    Antonyms: deaerator

  2. A device used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water.
  3. A fumigator used to bleach grain, destroying fungi and insects.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA device which mixes air with a substance, particularly soil or a liquid.

Opposite
deaerator

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Latinaer
  6. Englishaerate
  7. Englishaerator

From aerate + -or.

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Translations

Catalan airejador
  • airejadora device which mixes air with a substance
Finnish ilmastin
  • ilmastina device which mixes air with a substance
French aérateur
  • aérateura device which mixes air with a substance
German Belüfter, Belüftungsanlage
  • Belüftera device which mixes air with a substance
  • Belüftungsanlagea device which mixes air with a substance
Irish aerthóir
  • aerthóira device which mixes air with a substance
Polish aerator
  • aeratora device which mixes air with a substance
Portuguese aerador
  • aeradora device which mixes air with a substance
Romanian afânător
  • afânătora device which mixes air with a substance
Cite this entry
APA

aerator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerator

MLA

“aerator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aerator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aerator.

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