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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