Definitions for fumigator

fumigator fu·mi·ga·tor

Spelling: [fyoo-mi-gey-ter]
IPA: /ˈfyu mɪˌgeɪ tər/

Fumigator is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 442 anagrams from letters in fumigator (afgimortu).

Definitions for fumigator

noun

  1. a person or thing that fumigates.
  2. a structure in which plants are fumigated to destroy insects.

Origin of fumigator

An Americanism dating back to 1850-55; fumigate + -or2

Examples for fumigator

The accompanying figure and the following description of a fumigator are taken from Kiesenwetter.

It was almost as if he had emerged from the lethal presence of the fumigator itself.

None save a well-seasoned old smoker of tobacco can use the fumigator with impunity.

The Pack Store orderlies have carried off their loot of dirty khaki tunics and trousers for the fumigator.

I had brought home a swarm to reinforce them only the day before, and immediately united them by means of the fumigator.

The fumigator was the same as at Giessen, and it did its work well.

The description of the fumigator that I constructed will vary a trifle from his, but will retain the principle.

After a few weeks, with the lice increasing every day, we raised such a row about them that the guards took us to the fumigator.

The fumigator came to hand but without the engine to drive it.

On the whole, this gas has many advantages as a fumigator and disinfectant.

Word Value for fumigator
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