🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Extracteur

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛks.tʁak.tœʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Extractor/ɪkˈstræk.tɚ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'extracteur a été utilisé pour retirer le liquide."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A device or tool used to remove or draw out a substance from a mixture or environment.

    "The mechanic used an oil extractor to drain the engine oil efficiently."
  2. 2

    A person or entity that extracts resources or information from a source.

    "The data extractor compiled all relevant information from the database for analysis."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'extractus', past participle of 'extrahere' (meaning to draw out, from ex- 'out' + trahere 'to draw'). It entered Middle English and later modern technical terminology in the late 16th century, originally relating to medical and alchemical extraction before expanding to mechanical and industrial devices.

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