extinguisher

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ik sting′gwi shər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•tin•guish•er /ɪkˈstɪŋgwɪʃɚ/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. fire extinguisher.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ex•tin•guish•er  (ik sting′gwi shər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that extinguishes.
  2. See fire extinguisher. 
  3. an instrument consisting of a cone-shaped cup attached to a handle or the end of a pole, for extinguishing a candle by momentarily closing off the burning wick from the air. Cf. candlesnuffer.
  • extinguish + -er1 1550–60

'extinguisher' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
fire-extinguisher - pyrostat - candlesnuffer - carbon tetrachloride - fire extinguisher - snuffer - sodium bicarbonate

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