extinguisher

English

An extinguisher.

Etymology

From extinguish +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)/, /ɛkˈstɪŋɡwɪʃə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

extinguisher (plural extinguishers)

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

Synonyms

• (device for putting out a candle): extincteur

Antonyms

• generator

Translations

anything that extinguishes something

• Bulgarian: пожарогасител (bg) m (požarogasitel)
• Danish: slukker c
• French: extincteur (fr) m
• German: Löschgerät n, Gluttöter m
• Kazakh: сөндіруші (söndıruşı)
• Norwegian Bokmål: slukker m
• Spanish: extintor (es) m, extinguidor (es) m (Latin America)
• Swedish: släckare (sv)