expeller

[ik-spel-er]

ex·pel·ler

[ik-spel-er]
noun
1.
a person or thing that expels.
2.
a press used to extract oil from corn, soybeans, etc.

Origin:
1570–80; expel + -er1
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Expeller is always a great word to know.
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a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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expel (ɪkˈspɛl)
 
vb , -pels, -pelling, -pelled
1.  to eject or drive out with force
2.  to deprive of participation in or membership of a school, club, etc
 
[C14: from Latin expellere to drive out, from pellere to thrust, drive]
 
ex'pellable
 
adj
 
expellee
 
n
 
ex'peller
 
n

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