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inflater

noun

Someone who inflates.

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Meanings

nouninflater (plural inflaters)

plural inflaters

Someone who inflates.
A pump, canister or other source of pressurised gas used to inflate tires.
economicsA cause of inflation.
And the effect of such notes, as inflaters of the currency, would be less than the effect of greenbacks.
1864, The Bankers Magazine, volume 19, page 402

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire)

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Broader

air pump vacuum pump

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From inflate + -er.

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Translations

Finnish täyttäjä

täyttäjäsomeone who inflates

German Aufblaser

Aufblasersomeone who inflates

Romanian but see cineva cine umflă

but see cineva cine umflăsomeone who inflates

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with inflater

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Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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