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aspirator

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A pump which draws gas through a liquid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A pump for removing gases or liquids.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A pooter (device for collecting insects).

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: pump

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin aspīrātuslbor. English aspirate English -or English aspirator From aspirate + -or.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: شَفَّاطة (šaffāṭa) — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Arabic: رُشَافَة (rušāfa) — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Arabic: أُنْبُوب الشَّافِط (ʔunbūb aš-šāfiṭ) — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Armenian: արտածծան (artaccan) — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Armenian: հեղածուծ (heġacuc) — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Bulgarian: смукателен вентилатор — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Finnish: aspiraattori — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • French: aspirateur — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Galician: aspirador — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Ido: aspiratoro — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Indonesian: aspirator — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Irish: asúire — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Italian: aspiratore — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Malay: penyedut — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Russian: аспира́тор (aspirátor) — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Russian: гидростру́йный насо́с (gidrostrújnyj nasós) — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Russian: вытяжно́й вентиля́тор (vytjažnój ventiljátor) — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Spanish: aspirador — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Turkish: aspiratör — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Turkish: davlumbaz — pump which draws gas through a liquid
  • Indonesian: aspirator — pump for removing gases or liquids
  • Irish: asúire — pump for removing gases or liquids
  • Malay: penyedut — pump for removing gases or liquids
  • Polish: aspirator — pump for removing gases or liquids
  • Russian: отса́сывающее устро́йство (otsásyvajuščeje ustrójstvo) — pump for removing gases or liquids
  • Russian: отса́сыватель (otsásyvatelʹ) — pump for removing gases or liquids