[i-jek-ter] 
| 1. | a person or thing that ejects. |
| 2. | (in a firearm or gun) the mechanism that after firing throws out the empty cartridge or shell. |
| 3. | Also called eductor. a device for inducing a flow of a fluid from a chamber or vessel by using the pressure of a jet of water, air, steam, etc., to create a partial vacuum in such a way as to entrain the fluid to be removed. |
| 4. | any of various devices for removing work from a machine or die. |
| e·jec·tor (ĭ-jěk'tər) n.
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