extinguisher

[ik-sting-gwi-sher]

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noun

a person or thing that extinguishes.
fire extinguisher.
an instrument consisting of a cone-shaped cup attached to a handle or the end of a pole, for extinguishing a candle by momentarily closing off the burning wick from the air.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of extinguisher¹

First recorded in 1550–60; extinguish + -er ¹

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Capitol Police officers were attacked by rioters with weapons including metal batons, wooden planks, flagpoles, fire extinguishers and pepper spray.

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She was stripped of that title after she used a fire extinguisher to spray her cleats while on the field inside the track moments after the race.

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Braun made headlines in 2023 when he put out the candles on a Jewish menorah in the Polish parliament with a fire extinguisher following a ceremony for the festival of Hanukkah.

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One man hurled a fire extinguisher at the van as it sped off.

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The teacher discharged a fire extinguisher on the smoking computer and evacuated the classroom.

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extinguishant extirpate

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