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FUMIGATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device that generates a gas for the purpose of disinfecting or eradicating pests
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("fumigator" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Derivation:
fumigate (treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone whose job is to fumigate
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fumigator" is a kind of...):
skilled worker; skilled workman; trained worker (a worker who has acquired special skills)
Derivation:
fumigate (treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests)
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