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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inflater

Inflater \In*flat"er\, n. One who, or that which, inflates; as, the inflaters of the stock exchange.

Wiktionary
inflater

n. 1 A pump used to inflate tires. 2 Someone who inflates.

WordNet
inflater

n. an air pump operated by hand to inflate something (as a tire) [syn: inflator]

Usage examples of "inflater".

And then a cavern where several people sat and just watched a rotating display of exciting gadgets: self-winding vinyl shavers, laminated automatic mattress inflaters, combination spectrometer-tachometers, Old West-style laser guns, disposable artificial epoxy kidneys, solid-state microwave oscillators in decorator colors, electroluminescent diodes in personalized carrying cases, solar-powered nose-hair clippers, princess-style videophones, geodesic teakettles, injectionmolded garlic presses, manually operated cherrystoners, alligator-finished episcopes, magnetostriction ultrasonic generators on patio stands, self-turning kaleidoscopes, robot flatirons, vestpocket bronchoscopes, paisley-surfaced binnacles, miniaturized vacuum cleaners, musical abacuses.

Main Street was fairly swarming with people: bleacher builders, banner hangers, balloon inflaters, barricade raisers.

First an inflater dummy to trick us, evidently suspicioning the hallway was wired to an alarm bell.