"perforator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: perforators [plural]
Etymology: From perforate + -or. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|perforate|-or|text=+|tree=1}} From perforate + -or. Head templates: {{en-noun}} perforator (plural perforators)
  1. A tool or machine that makes holes, or perforates, materials such as paper and card.
    Sense id: en-perforator-en-noun-z4w-E1oR Categories (other): English entries referencing ambiguous etymons, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 46 6 48 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 44 5 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 43 6 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 46 5 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 2 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 53 4 43 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 54 4 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 53 4 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 2 46 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 57 3 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 56 4 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 56 4 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 56 4 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 57 3 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 57 2 40
  2. A machine that can bore a tunnel underground
    Sense id: en-perforator-en-noun-DAQwgjbn
  3. (anatomy) A perforating artery or vein
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hole punch Derived forms: reperforator Translations (machine that bores): свредел (svredel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), перфоратор (perforator) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pora (Finnish), polltóir [masculine] (Irish), сверло́ (sverló) [neuter] (Russian), máquina perforadora [feminine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'machine that bores': 44 54 2

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