EJECTOR

ouster, ejector

(noun) a person who ousts or supplants someone else

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ejector (plural ejectors)

One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.

(mechanics) A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space. {Ejector condenser} (Steam Engine), a condenser in which the vacuum is maintained by a jet pump.

ejector seat: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.

That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm which ejects the empty shell.

A lever for removing circuit boards from an electronic chassis.

Source: Wiktionary


E*ject"or, n.

1. One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.

2. (Mech.)

Definition: A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space. Ejector condenser (Steam Engine), a condenser in which the vacuum is maintained by a jet pump.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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