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purger

purger

7.5
A person or thing that removes unwanted parts to make something clean
  • noun
  • /ˈpɜrdʒər/
translation icon : purificador
  • Just some Purgers.

Examples

  • Your purger of pests!

  • Purgers.

  • Harmon will be the first Purger of the evening.

  • Reports are now coming in that large groups of Americans are banding together and fighting back against these purgers, against hate, fear and violence.

  • Americans left behind at the now closed border wall are being slaughtered by purgers.

  • El Paso has fallen to Ever After purgers who are going door-to-door hunting down anyone who is not a part of their hate group.

  • Again, the military is retreating out of El Paso after suffering massive losses in their battle against purgers, including an attack on a U.S. Army base.

  • The purger worked tirelessly to clean the contaminated water from the reservoir.

  • He acted as a purger, ensuring that the old files were properly deleted from the system.

  • Using a purger, the technician removed all the excess dust from the devices in the lab.

Synonyms

cleaner
vspurger
108 1.0

A liquid or powder used to clean surfaces

is the general actor or tool that removes impurities rather than just products
remover
vspurger
19 3.0

A product that takes stains, makeup, or old paint off surfaces

can be a person or thing working more broadly to cleanse impurities
refiner
vspurger
  • Specialized
9 5.6

A person or company that cleans and improves things like oil, sugar and metals by removing unwanted parts

is less specialized and can mean any remover of impurities
purifier
vspurger
  • Specialized
8 3.5

A machine that cleans water or air by removing harmful substances

is a broader person or thing that removes impurities in many ways
scrubber
vspurger
  • Specialized
7 6.5

A machine that removes harmful chemicals from gases before release

is used more widely, not limited to industrial gas treatment
eliminator
vspurger
4 5.7

A person or thing that removes something unwanted, for example pests and water

is more specific to cleansing out impurities rather than any removal
air cleaner
vspurger
1 3.4

A machine with a filter that removes dust and small particles from the air

covers removal of impurities more broadly beyond just air cleaning
disposer
vspurger
1 4.3

A person or machine that gets rid of waste, especially food scraps

is about cleansing impurities rather than simply disposing of waste
detoxifier
vspurger
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A living thing or substance that removes harmful chemicals from the environment

is broader, not limited to chemical detoxification processes
filterer
vspurger
5.3

A person or machine that removes unwanted things using a filter

focuses more generally on cleansing rather than only filtering
disinfector
vspurger
6.5

A machine that uses a cleaning liquid to kill germs on things and surfaces

focuses on general impurity removal rather than killing microbes specifically
eradicator
vspurger
6.5

A person or thing that completely removes something unwanted

implies cleansing by removal but not total destruction or eradication

Antonyms

22 4.2

A person or organization that makes air, water and soil dirty

How Thorough

sterilizer
  • Specialized
2 3.9
purifier
  • Specialized
8 3.5
purger
7.5
filter
139 2.8
cleaner
108 1.0

Surface Forms

purger singular
purgers plural

Morphology

purger = purge (transparent) = purge + er

Productive agentive formation from the verb 'purge' using the standard English suffix '-er', so the meaning 'one who purges' is directly derived.

Etymology

Purger comes from the word purge, which comes from the old Latin purus meaning 'pure'. So a purger is someone or something that makes things pure by getting rid of dirt or unwanted parts.