compressor

noun

com·​pres·​sor kəm-ˈpre-sər 

: one that compresses: such as

a

: a muscle that compresses a part

b

: a machine that compresses gases

Examples of compressor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Guns hidden in air compressors In South Florida, a former Haitian national police officer was recently accused of playing a leading role in a Florida-Haiti weapons trafficking operation. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025

Griffith separates the skin from the meat with an air compressor, then rubs it with brown rice syrup, dark soy sauce and a custom 10-spice blend. —Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 3 Feb. 2025

The Arlington Fire Department said in a social media post that the fire involved an air compressor inside a small wooden shed at the gas well pad site on campus. —Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025

For a quicker approach, try using an air compressor tool but avoid doing so with delicate decor. —Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for compressor

• aggressor
• assessor
• confessor
• depressor
• hairdresser
• necessar
• oppressor
• possessor
• processor
• professor
• repressor
• successor

Kids Definition

compressor

noun

com·​pres·​sor kəm-ˈpres-ər 

: a person or machine that compresses

an air compressor

Medical Definition

compressor

noun

com·​pres·​sor -ˈpres-ər 

: one that compresses: as

a

: a muscle that compresses a part

b

: a machine that compresses gases