Extractor

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Extractor \Ex*tract"or\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, extracts; as:
        (a) (Surg.) A forceps or instrument for extracting
            substances.
        (b) (Breech-loading Firearms) A device for withdrawing a
            cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of


            the barrel.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A centrifugal drying machine.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. (Apiculture) A machine for clearing combs of honey; also,
        a device for rendering wax.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  extractor
       n 1: an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components
       2: an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate
          particles from a suspension [syn: {centrifuge}, {separator}]
       3: a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out
          of the chamber and passes it to the ejector [syn: {cartridge
          extractor}, {cartridge remover}]