compactor

com·pac·tor

C c

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kuh m-pak-ter, kom-pak-]
- /kəmˈpæk tər, ˈkɒm pæk-/
- /kəmˈpæk·tər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuh m-pak-ter, kom-pak-]
- /kəmˈpæk tər, ˈkɒm pæk-/

Definitions of compactor word

noun compactor a machine that compacts something, esp rubbish 3
noun compactor a device that compresses trash into small bundles for easy disposal 3
noun compactor an appliance that crushes and compresses trash into small convenient bundles. 1
noun compactor A machine that reduces the bulk of waste by compaction. 1
noun compactor machine that compresses 1

See all 5 definitions of compactor

Information block about the term

Origin of compactor

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50; compact1 + -or2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Compactor

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Compactor

compactor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

compactor usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for compactor

noun compactor

compost — Compost is a mixture of decayed plants and vegetable waste which is added to the soil to help plants grow.
waste disposal unit — an electrically operated fitment in the plughole of a kitchen sink that breaks up food refuse so that it goes down the waste pipe

All 2 Synonyms of compactor