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com·pac·tor
or com·pact·er (kəm-păk′tər, kŏm′păk′-)n.
An appliance that compresses trash for ease of disposal.
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compactor
(kəmˈpæktə)n
a machine that compacts something, esp rubbish
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com•pac•tor
(kəmˈpæk tər, ˈkɒm pæk-)n.
an appliance that crushes and compresses trash into small convenient bundles.
[1945–50]
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