extinguisher

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/ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)//ɛkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)/

noun

A fire extinguisher.

Similar
extincteurfire extinguisherasphyxiator
Opposite
generator
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Meanings

nounextinguisher (plural extinguishers)

plural extinguishers

  1. One who, or that which, extinguishes something.
    1. A fire extinguisher.
    2. historicalA small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.

      Synonyms: extincteur

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.

Similar
extincteur
Opposite
generator

More synonyms by meaning

nouna manually operated device for extinguishing small fires

Similar
fire extinguisherasphyxiator
Broader
device
Also see
asphyxiatorextincteurfire extinguisher

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From extinguish + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian пожарогасител
  • пожарогасител (požarogasitel)anything that extinguishes something
Danish slukker
  • slukkeranything that extinguishes something
French extincteur
  • extincteuranything that extinguishes something
German Löschgerät, Gluttöter
  • Löschgerätanything that extinguishes something
  • Gluttöteranything that extinguishes something
Norwegian Bokmål slukker
  • slukkeranything that extinguishes something
Spanish extintor, extinguidor
  • extintoranything that extinguishes something
  • extinguidoranything that extinguishes something
Swedish släckare
  • släckareanything that extinguishes something
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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