compactor

English

Alternative forms

• compacter

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɑmˈpæktɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɒmˈpæktə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ)
• Homophone: compacter

Noun

compactor (plural compactors)

1. A machine that reduces the bulk of waste or other material by compaction.

Derived terms

• gyratory compactor
• trash compactor

Translations

A Material-reducing Machine

• Dutch: compactor (nl) m
• French: compacteur (fr) m
• German: Stampfer (de) m
• Italian: compattatore m
• Polish: ubijarka (pl) f, zagęszczarka f
• Romanian: compactor (ro) n
• Spanish: compactador m
• Swedish: komprimator c

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin compingō

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Latin compāctor

From compingō (“bind, attach, join”) + -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔmˈpaːk.tɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [komˈpak.tor]

Noun

compāctor m (genitive compāctōris); third declension

1. a bookbinder

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	compāctor	compāctōrēs
genitive	compāctōris	compāctōrum
dative	compāctōrī	compāctōribus
accusative	compāctōrem	compāctōrēs
ablative	compāctōre	compāctōribus
vocative	compāctor	compāctōrēs

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin compingō

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Latin compactor

French compacteurbor.

Romanian compactor

Borrowed from French compacteur, from Latin compactor.

Noun

compactor n (plural compactoare)

1. compactor

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	compactor	compactorul	compactoare	compactoarele
genitive-dative	compactor	compactorului	compactoare	compactoarelor
vocative	compactorule		compactoarelor