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- de|trac|tor «dih TRAK tuhr», noun.a person who speaks evil of or belittles another: »
Detractors have branded the movement with [a] disapproving name (London Times).
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trac´tor|like´ — trac|tor «TRAK tuhr», noun. 1. an engine that moves on wheels or two endless belts of linked steel plates, used for pulling wagons and plows, cultivating crops, excavation and grading, and the like. 2. a powerful truck having a gasoline or diesel … Useful english dictionary
trac|tor — «TRAK tuhr», noun. 1. an engine that moves on wheels or two endless belts of linked steel plates, used for pulling wagons and plows, cultivating crops, excavation and grading, and the like. 2. a powerful truck having a gasoline or diesel engine,… … Useful english dictionary
trac|tor-trail|er — «TRAK tuhr TRAY luhr», noun. a large highway freight vehicle consisting of a tractor and a detachable trailer … Useful english dictionary
at|trac´tor — at|tract «uh TRAKT», transitive verb. 1. to draw to oneself; draw (objects) to or toward itself: »The magnet attracted the iron filings. The school fair attracted a number of visitors. His whistle attracted her attention. 2. Figurative. to be… … Useful english dictionary
con|trac|tor — «KON trak tuhr, kuhn TRAK for 1; kuhn TRAK tuhr for 2, 3 », noun. 1. a person who makes a contract, especially a person who agrees to furnish materials or to do a piece of work for a certain price: »a building contractor. 2. a thing that… … Useful english dictionary
ex|trac|tor — «ehk STRAK tuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that extracts. 2. the part of a gun or rifle which pulls the cartridge or shell case out of the chamber so that it may be ejected after firing … Useful english dictionary
pro|trac|tor — «proh TRAK tuhr», noun. 1. an instrument in the form of a semicircle for drawing or measuring angles. 2. a person or thing that protracts, such as a muscle that extends a part of the body … Useful english dictionary
re|trac|tor — «rih TRAK tuhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that draws back something. 2. a muscle that retracts an organ, protruded part, or other process. 3. a surgical instrument for drawing back the edges of an incision or wound … Useful english dictionary
sub|con|trac|tor — «suhb KON trak tuhr, SUHB kuhn TRAK », noun. a person who contracts to carry out a previous contract or part of it … Useful english dictionary
trac·tor — /ˈtræktɚ/ noun, pl tors [count] 1 : a large vehicle that has two large back wheels and two smaller front wheels and that is used to pull farm equipment 2 US : a short, heavy truck that is designed to pull a large trailer … Useful english dictionary
