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

Challenge a good ol’ boy on a tractor to diagram a sentence and the reaction would likely amount to a short grunt. —Tom Roland, Billboard, 10 July 2025

Rose cheering Tony Perez’s clutch home run in the 1975 World Series, chatting with Sparky Anderson, and posing with his Big Red Machine teammates on a tractor. —Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025

The company spent $10 million turning the former wartime plant into a complex with a tractor assembly plant and foundry. —Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025

The Bolger Foundation has offered to match the first $25,000 raised to buy a new tractor. —Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 2 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin trahere

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing tractor

• tractor trailer

Rhymes for tractor

• acter
• actor
• factor
• attractor
• cofactor
• compactor
• contactor
• contractor
• distractor
• extractor
• impactor
• protractor

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