Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Aspirator \As"pi*ra`tor\, n.
1. (Chem.) An apparatus for passing air or gases through or
over certain liquids or solids, or for exhausting a closed
vessel, by means of suction.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Med.) An instrument for the evacuation of the fluid
contents of tumors or collections of blood.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
aspirator
n 1: a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid