extinguisher

English

Etymology

extinguish +‎ -er

Noun

extinguisher (plural extinguishers)

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)
German: Löschgerät n, Gluttöter m
Kazakh: сөндіруші (söndirwşi)

Norwegian:
Bokmål: slukker m
Spanish: extintor (es) m, extinguidor (es) m (Latin America)

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