battery eliminator


noun

Words nearby battery eliminator

Definition for battery-eliminator (2 of 2)

eliminator
[ ih-lim-uh-ney-ter ]
/ ɪˈlɪm əˌneɪ tər /

noun

a person or thing that eliminates.
Also called battery eliminator. a device that operates from a power line to supply current and voltage to a circuit designed to be operated by a battery.

Origin of eliminator

First recorded in 1880–85; eliminate + -or2

OTHER WORDS FROM eliminator

e·lim·i·na·to·ry [ih-lim-uh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] /ɪˈlɪm ə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective non·e·lim·i·na·to·ry, adjective pre·e·lim·i·na·tor, noun