expeller en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪkˈspɛlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɪkˈspelə/ (Australia)
- /ɪkˈspɛlɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree English expel Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English expeller From expel + -er.
Meanings
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Someone or something that expels.
The latter, for example, are overheard dismissing the former as mere “quantoids”—as if quantitative methods turn those who deploy them into machinelike expellers of numeric waste.
2015, Immanuel Wallerstein, Carlos Aguirre Rojas, Charles C. Lemert, Uncertain Worlds: World-systems Analysis in Changing Times:
- Someone or something that expels. ▸ A machine that removes most of the oil from oilseeds to form oil cake.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| expellers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
oilpresser · impeller · extruder · extractor
Translations (1)
la exactor (anything that expels)