noun
Meaning 1
Someone who inflates.
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inflater
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rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
A pump, canister or other source of pressurised gas used to inflate tires.
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noun
Meaning 3
A cause of inflation.
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Topics: economics, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inflator
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: air pump, vacuum pump
History
Etymology
From inflate + -er.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: täyttäjä — someone who inflates
- German: Aufblaser — someone who inflates
- Romanian: but see cineva cine umflă — someone who inflates