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extinguisher

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ex⋅tin⋅guish⋅er

[ik-sting-gwi-sher]
–noun
1. a person or thing that extinguishes.
2. fire extinguisher.
3. an instrument consisting of a cone-shaped cup attached to a handle or the end of a pole, for extinguishing a candle by momentarily closing off the burning wick from the air.
Compare candlesnuffer.


Origin:
1550–60; extinguish + -er 1
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ex·tin·guish·er   (ĭk-stĭng'gwĭ-shər)   
n.  One that extinguishes, especially:
a. Any of various portable mechanical devices for spraying and extinguishing a fire with chemicals.
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