INFLATER

inflater, inflator

(noun) an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

inflater (plural inflaters)

Someone who inflates.

A pump used to inflate tires.

(economics) A cause of inflation.

Source: Wiktionary


In*flat"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, inflates; as, the inflaters of the stock exchange.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 June 2025

ALLERGIC

(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”


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The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

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