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de⋅fog⋅ger

[dee-fog-er, -faw-ger]
–noun
defroster (def. 2).

Origin:
defog + -er 1

de⋅frost⋅er

[di-fraw-ster, -fros-ter]
–noun
1. a person or thing that defrosts.
2. Also called defogger; especially British, demister. a device for melting frost, ice, or condensation on a windshield or other window of an automobile, airplane, etc., by warming the window.

Origin:
1925–30; defrost + -er 1
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de·fog   (dē-fôg', -fŏg')   
tr.v.   de·fogged, de·fog·ging, de·fogs
To remove condensed water vapor from: defog a windshield.
de·fog'ger n.
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Word Origin & History

defogger 
1966, from de- + fog + -er.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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