Definition of "extinguisher" []

• One that extinguishes, especially: (noun)
• Any of various portable mechanical devices for spraying and extinguishing a fire with chemicals. (noun)
• A small metal cone or cup on a long handle, used for snuffing out candles; a snuffer. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "If your fire extinguisher is depressurized or broken, replace it."
• "You've probably heard that fire needs oxygen to burn (indeed, the principle behind CO2 fire extinguisher is to use the heavier carbon dioxide to displace the oxygen needed by the flame)."
• "Compare this to the roughly 16, 000 murders, 89,000 rapes, 441,000 robberies, and 834,000 assaults and tell me whether a gun or a fire extinguisher is more paranoid."