noun

extinguisher

extinguisher, fire extinguisher

Every office must have a fire extinguisher.

Every office must have a fire extinguisher.

He used an extinguisher to put out the small fire.

He used an extinguisher to put out the small fire.

a fire extinguisher a device for putting out fires Every office must have a fire extinguisher.

Synonyms: fire extinguisher

From the verb 'extinguish' + the agent suffix '-er'. A thing that extinguishes.

It's the tool you use to 'extinguish' a fire. The '-er' suffix means 'thing that does'.

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