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EJECTOR

Dictionary entry overview: What does ejector mean?

• EJECTOR (noun)
The noun EJECTOR has 2 senses:

1. a person who ousts or supplants someone else
2. a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing

Familiarity information: EJECTOR used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• EJECTOR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A person who ousts or supplants someone else

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

ejector; ouster

Hypernyms ("ejector" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

cartridge ejector; ejector

Hypernyms ("ejector" is a kind of...):

mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)

Holonyms ("ejector" is a part of...):

gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))

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