ejector

Noun
Synonyms: oustercartridge ejector

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a person who ousts or supplants someone elseSynonyms: ouster
  2. a mechanism in a firearm that ejects the empty shell case after firingSynonyms: cartridge ejector
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ejector \E*ject"or\, n.

1.One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses. [1913 Webster]

2.(Mech.) A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space. [1913 Webster]

3.That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm which ejects the empty shell. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Ejector condenser (Steam Engine), a condenser in which the vacuum is maintained by a jet pump. [1913 Webster]

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