tractor

noun

trac·​tor ˈtrak-tər 

1

a

: a 4-wheeled or tracklaying automotive vehicle used especially for drawing farm equipment

b

: a smaller 2-wheeled apparatus controlled through handlebars by a walking operator

c

: truck entry 1 sense 1b

2

: an airplane having the propeller forward of the main supporting surfaces

Illustration of tractor

• tractor 1a

Examples of tractor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

First responders in Illinois saved a man's life on Sunday after he was pinned in a creek underneath a tractor for possibly over 30 minutes. —Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024

The truck is a tractor and a trailer, a tractor trailer combination. —Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Oct. 2024

Wearing denim overalls, Garner could be seen in one clip riding around in a toy tractor with a chicken as her passenger in an attached cart. —Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024

One reason that the neoclassical approach survived was that, regardless of its theoretical legitimacy, assigning a dollar value to different forms of capital—from tractors to memory chips—made conducting empirical research a lot easier. —John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin trahere

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing tractor

• tractor trailer

Kids Definition

tractor

noun

trac·​tor ˈtrak-tər 

1

: a vehicle that has large rear wheels or moves on tracks and is used especially for pulling farm implements

2

: a short truck with no body used in combination with a trailer for hauling freight

Medical Definition

tractor

noun

trac·​tor ˈtrak-tər 

: an instrument used to exert traction on a body part or tissue (as in surgical procedures)

a urethral tractor