Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Extinguisher \Ex*tin"guish*er\, n. One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or candle.
fire extinguisher a portable device designed to deliver chemicals, usually in a stream, that can suppress or extinguish a fire. Examples of fire extinghuishers are a carbon dioxide extinguisher, or CO2 extinguisher, and soda-acid extinguisher.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1550s, agent noun from extinguish. As a mechanical device for putting out fires, from 1887.
Wiktionary
n. Anything that extinguishes something; but especially a fire extinguisher
WordNet
n. a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires [syn: fire extinguisher, asphyxiator]
Wikipedia
Usage examples of "extinguisher".
As for the Extinguisher, it would be useful to meet such a man, if only to take his measure.
There is only one Extinguisher, and his true name will never be known.
Anwar-Sadat walked out to the balcony and looked for the Extinguisher on the pavement below.
Somewhere in the back of his mind, the Extinguisher recalled something the airline captain had announced about the present emergency.
Since he had made good time, the Extinguisher had time to refresh his battle memory regarding the foe he sought.
Mexican moon had climbed into the night sky, the Extinguisher abandoned his borrowed vehicle and took to the jungle.
Long ago the Extinguisher had experienced his baptism by fire in the war-torn jungles of Southeast Asia.
The Extinguisher had no quarrel with the natural predators, only the two-legged ones.
The Extinguisher recognized the silver stars of a Mexican colonel on his shoulder boards.
The Extinguisher will fight evil as long as there are good fights to be fought.
But always and invariably the Extinguisher mustered his jungle-honed combat skills and saved the day-not to mention his battle-hardened butt.
Grabbing his gear, the Extinguisher followed the wary figure, casting frequent glances over his backtrail in case pursuit materialized.
No match for the Extinguisher, who balled his fist, intending to coldcock the walking intelligence source before he knew what hit him.
Just mention the dreaded name Extinguisher and see the bad guys go white.
On the cover was the stenciled outline of a fire extinguisher spitting bullets through its nozzle.