injector

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US/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/

noun

One who injects (himself or herself with) psychoactive drugs.

Similar
thermocompressoreductor-jet pumpejectorsteam ejectorsteam injector
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Meanings

nouninjector (plural injectors)

plural injectors

  1. One who, or that which, injects something.
    1. One who injects (himself or herself with) psychoactive drugs.
    2. An apparatus by which a stream of water is forced into a steam boiler.
    3. Any of the one or more devices in a fuel injection system that create the spray of fuel.
  2. object-oriented programmingAn object that realizes a dependency injection.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn injector, ejector, steam ejector, steam injector, eductor-jet pump or thermocompressor is a type of pump.

Similar
thermocompressoreductor-jet pumpejectorsteam ejectorsteam injector
Broader
pump
Also see
ejectorthermocompressor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From inject + -or.

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Translations

Bulgarian инжектор
  • инжектор (inžektor)device used to inject
Catalan injector
  • injectordevice used to inject
French injecteur, injecteur
  • injecteurobject-oriented programming
  • injecteurdevice used to inject
German Einspritzdüse
  • Einspritzdüsedevice used to inject
Italian iniettore
  • iniettoredevice used to inject
Portuguese injetor
  • injetordevice used to inject
Russian инже́ктор
  • инже́ктор (inžéktor)device used to inject
Spanish inyector
  • inyectordevice used to inject

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with injector

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Cite this entry
APA

injector. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injector

MLA

“injector.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injector. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “injector,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injector.

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