displacer

[ dis-pley-ser ]

noun

1. a person or thing that displaces.
2. plum ( def 10 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of displacer¹

First recorded in 1580–90; displace + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The planting of the Displacer was too important a thing for him to fumble again.

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But twenty expeditions had failed to set up the Earth-end Displacer.

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Over the centuries, the Grom scientists had developed the Displacer.

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The Displacer pulsed, reminding him of the job he had to do.

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I'll disguise myself as a Man, walk through the gate to the reactor room, and activate my Displacer.

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