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compactor

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[kuhm-pak-ter, kom-pak-] / kəmˈpæk tər, ˈkɒm pæk- /

noun

  1. an appliance that crushes and compresses trash into small convenient bundles.

Etymology

Origin of compactor

First recorded in 1945–50; compact 1 + -or 2

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