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displacer

6.8

A person or tool that moves something from its usual place

noun
/dɪsˈpleɪsər/

: desplazador

The displacer in the experiment helped move the liquid to the designated measurement area.

Examples

The technician used a displacer to shift the sample to a new testing location.
As a part of the machine, the displacer adjusted the position of the materials being processed.
Separate linear actuators drive the magnet and the gas displacer.

Academic text (1994)

Synonyms

mover

vsdisplacer

37 1.8

A person or company that helps people take their things to a new home

moves items from their usual or original place

transporter

vsdisplacer

Specialized

18 4.6

A machine like a conveyor belt that moves boxes

moves things away from their usual or original location

remover

vsdisplacer

2 3.4

A person who moves furniture and other belongings to another place

moves items from their usual or original place

repeller

vsdisplacer

1 5.2

A thing like a spray or machine that keeps pests away from a place

moves objects from their usual place rather than merely repelling them

puller

vsdisplacer

1 4.2

A tool used to take something out of its place

moves items away from their usual place rather than just pulling them

positioner

vsdisplacer

Specialized

1 7.5

A machine part that moves another part into the right place

moves objects from their original place rather than only making fine adjustments

mobilizer

vsdisplacer

Specialized

1 7.2

A machine that moves heavy objects in a factory or warehouse

moves items specifically from their usual or original location

forcer

vsdisplacer

1 7.0

A tool that moves stuck things by pushing or pulling

moves things from their usual place rather than only using force

relocator

vsdisplacer

5.3

A machine that moves heavy things from one place to another

moves items from their usual or original place

toter

vsdisplacer

7.2

A person or container that carries things from one place to another for others

moves objects away from their usual or original location

movant

vsdisplacer

Archaic

9.9

A person or thing that makes something start to go

moves objects from their usual location rather than only initiating motion

clearer

vsdisplacer

4.1

A person or machine that removes things blocking roads

moves things out of their usual place rather than only clearing space

expeller

vsdisplacer

Specialized

7.7

A machine or person that presses seeds to get oil

moves items away from their original place rather than only ejecting them

Antonyms

to anchor

51 3.4

To hold something in place so it does not move

Surface Forms

displacer singular

displacers plural

Morphology

displacer = displace (semi-transparent) = dis + place + er

The noun is a straightforward agent or instrument formation from the verb 'displace'.

Etymology

Displacer comes from dis- 'away' and place 'position' with -er 'one who does', and it has the same root as displace. So a displacer is a person or device that moves something away from its usual or original place.