[syn: cartridge extractor, cartridge remover, extractor]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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, extractor,
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, extractor]