compactor

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəmˈpæktɚ, ˈkɑmpæk-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kəm pak′tər, kom′pak-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•pac•tor /kəmˈpæktɚ, ˈkɑmpæk-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Mechanical Engineeringan appliance that compresses trash into small bundles.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•pac•tor  (kəm pak′tər, kom′pak-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mechanical Engineeringan appliance that crushes and compresses trash into small convenient bundles.
  • compact1 + -or2 1945–50

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