defroster

[ dih-fraw-ster, -fros-ter ]
/ dɪˈfrɔ stər, -ˈfrɒs tər /

noun

a person or thing that defrosts.
Also called defogger; especially British, demister. a device for melting frost, ice, or condensation on a windshield or other window of an automobile, airplane, etc., by warming the window.

Origin of defroster

First recorded in 1925–30; defrost + -er1

Words nearby defroster

defray, defrayal, defriend, defrock, defrost, defroster, defs., deft, defunct, defunctive, defund

Example sentences from the Web for defroster

  • The metal felt cold, like the window of the car on a day when you needed the heater and defroster.

    First Man |Clyde Brown

British Dictionary definitions for defroster

defroster
/ (diːˈfrɒstə) /

noun

a device by which the de-icing process of a refrigerator is accelerated, usually by circulating the refrigerant without the expansion process