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humidor

humidor

7 8.4
A box that keeps cigars or tobacco moist so they stay fresh
  • noun
  • /hjuːˈmɪdər/
translation icon : humidor
  • The shop owner proudly showcased the antique humidor filled with premium cigars.
  • a cigar humidor
  • a walk-in humidor

Examples

  • On the cabinet is what they call a humidor, and there you keep cigars.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • And somebody has my cigar humidor.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • If they have, ask them to keep them in the humidor for me, will you?

  • Bill has been promised access to the biggest humidor in the world, Moochelle.

    Blog text (5)
  • You should store the cigars in a humidor for 2-3 weeks.

    Blog text (10)
  • She opens a humidor on the coffee table and takes out a big Cuban.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Cohibas and Monte Cristo were in the humidor.

  • Mr. Willoughby's man entered with a mahogany humidor, which he placed on the green baize.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • From a humidor, Pork extracted a Cuban cigar, tubular, green, eleven inches long.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • He opened the humidor to choose a cigar for the evening.

How Effective

humidor
7 8.4
humidifier
10 4.0

Surface Forms

humidor singular
humidors plural

Morphology

humidor = humid (transparent) = humid + or

The word is formed by the adjective 'humid' plus the instrument nominalizer '-or', so a B1 learner who knows 'humid' can infer it is a device related to humidity.

Etymology

Humidor comes from the Latin humidus, meaning 'moist', and is related to the English word humid. So a humidor is a box or room that keeps cigars 'moist' and fresh.