aspirator

A1S1P3I1R1A1T1O1R1

noun

A pump which draws gas through a liquid.

OriginEnglish aspirate ← Latin aspīrātu →
UncommonScrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounaspirator (plural aspirators)

plural aspirators

  1. A pump which draws gas through a liquid.
  2. A pump for removing gases or liquids.
  3. A pooter (device for collecting insects).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pooter

Origin

  1. Latinaspīrātu
  2. Englishaspirate
  3. Englishaspirator

From aspirate + -or.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic شَفَّاطة, رُشَافَة
  • شَفَّاطة (šaffāṭa)pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • رُشَافَة (rušāfa)pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • أُنْبُوب الشَّافِط (ʔunbūb aš-šāfiṭ)pump which draws gas through a liquid
Bulgarian смукателен вентилатор
  • смукателен вентилаторpump which draws gas through a liquid
Finnish aspiraattori
  • aspiraattoripump which draws gas through a liquid
French aspirateur
  • aspirateurpump which draws gas through a liquid
Indonesian aspirator, aspirator
  • aspiratorpump which draws gas through a liquid
  • aspiratorpump for removing gases or liquids
Irish asúire, asúire
  • asúirepump which draws gas through a liquid
  • asúirepump for removing gases or liquids
Italian aspiratore
  • aspiratorepump which draws gas through a liquid
Malay penyedut, penyedut
  • penyedutpump which draws gas through a liquid
  • penyedutpump for removing gases or liquids
Polish aspirator
  • aspiratorpump for removing gases or liquids
Russian аспира́тор, гидростру́йный насо́с
  • аспира́тор (aspirátor)pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • гидростру́йный насо́с (gidrostrújnyj nasós)pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • вытяжно́й вентиля́тор (vytjažnój ventiljátor)pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • отса́сывающее устро́йство (otsásyvajuščeje ustrójstvo)pump for removing gases or liquids
  • отса́сыватель (otsásyvatelʹ)pump for removing gases or liquids
Spanish aspirador
  • aspiradorpump which draws gas through a liquid
Turkish aspiratör, davlumbaz
  • aspiratörpump which draws gas through a liquid
  • davlumbazpump which draws gas through a liquid

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Topraisar
Cite this entry
APA

aspirator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aspirator

MLA

“aspirator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aspirator. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aspirator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aspirator.

Source: aspirator on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.