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dis⋅trac⋅tor

  [di-strak-ter]
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–noun
1. a person or thing that distracts the attention.
2. an incorrect choice among multiple-choice answers on a test.
Also, dis⋅tract⋅er.
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dis·tract·er also dis·trac·tor   (dĭ-strāk'tər)   
n.  One of the incorrect answers presented as a choice in a multiple-choice test.
dis·trac·tor   (dĭ-strāk'tər)   
n.  Variant of distracter.
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