Hypertext Webster Gateway: "extinguisher"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Extinguisher \Ex*tin"guish*er\, n.
One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or
other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or
candle.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
extinguisher
n : a manually operated device for extinguishing small fires
[syn: {fire extinguisher}, {asphyxiator}]
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