"expeller" meaning in English

See expeller in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪkˈspɛlə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪkˈspɛlɚ/ [Canada, General-American], /ɪkˈspelə/ [General-Australian] Forms: expellers [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English expel Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English expeller From expel + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|expel|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English expel Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English expeller [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzijos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "expeller", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="expeller"> From expel + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} expeller (plural expellers)
  1. Someone or something that expels.
    Sense id: en-expeller-en-noun-yIUIjQHu Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. Someone or something that expels.
    A machine that removes most of the oil from oilseeds to form oil cake.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: impeller, extractor, extruder, oilpresser Translations (anything that expels): exactor [masculine] (Latin)
Disambiguation of 'anything that expels': 50 50

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