fumigator

[ fyoo-mi-gey-ter ]

/ ˈfyu mɪˌgeɪ tər /

a person or thing that fumigates.

a structure in which plants are fumigated to destroy insects.

Origin of fumigator

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; fumigate + -or²

On the whole, this gas has many advantages as a fumigator and disinfectant.

House Rats and Mice |David E. Lantz
The fumigator was the same as at Giessen, and it did its work well.

Three Times and Out |Nellie L. McClung
None save a well-seasoned old smoker of tobacco can use the fumigator with impunity.

When Life Was Young |C. A. Stephens
After a few weeks, with the lice increasing every day, we raised such a row about them that the guards took us to the fumigator.

Three Times and Out |Nellie L. McClung

The fumigator came to hand but without the engine to drive it.

Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons |Henry Charles Mahoney