inflater

English

Etymology

inflate +‎ -er

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)

Noun

inflater (plural inflaters)

Someone who inflates.
A pump, canister or other source of pressurised gas used to inflate tires.
(economics) A cause of inflation.
- 1864, The Bankers Magazine, volume 19, page 402:
  And the effect of such notes, as inflaters of the currency, would be less than the effect of greenbacks.

Translations

someone who inflates

Finnish: täyttäjä (fi) (of balloons, etc.)
German: Aufblaser m
Romanian: no equivalent term in Romanian, but see cineva cine umflă

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