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单词 detractors
释义

tractor

noun

trac·​tor ˈtrak-tər How to pronounce tractor (audio)
1
a
: a 4-wheeled or tracklaying automotive vehicle used especially for drawing farm equipment
b
: a smaller 2-wheeled apparatus controlled through handlebars by a walking operator
c
: truck entry 1 sense 1b
2
: an airplane having the propeller forward of the main supporting surfaces

Illustration of tractor

Illustration of tractor
  • tractor 1a

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The Nissan and tractor-trailer then crossed over the median into southbound traffic. Caroline Silva, ajc, 17 Sep. 2022 Thieves broke into a Brink’s tractor-trailer and stole 22 bags of jewelry in a late-night heist at an Interstate 5 truck stop in July. Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Agents referred a 2016 Kenworth tractor-trailer attempting to cross the port of entry into Texas for a secondary inspection, during which 320 packages containing 1,337 pounds of methamphetamine were found, the release said. Shepard Price, San Antonio Express-News, 13 Sep. 2022 Agents discovered 320 packages with 1,337 pounds of meth inside a tractor-trailer on September 5. Landon Mion, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2022 The driver of the tractor-trailer died at the scene, police said. Casey Parks, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022 Senior Trooper Brandon Bailey said Bahr was a passenger in a Buick Envision that was struck from behind by a Volvo tractor-trailer. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 1 Sep. 2022 Once there officers learned that a female was getting out of a pickup truck stopped at a red light when the truck accelerated into the intersection and was struck by a tractor-trailer. Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 The farm's millions of hungry, growing fish go through about a tractor-trailer full every other week. Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin trahere

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

tractor

noun

trac·​tor ˈtrak-tər How to pronounce tractor (audio)
1
: a vehicle that has large rear wheels or moves on endless belts and is used especially for pulling farm implements
2
: a short truck for hauling a trailer

Medical Definition

tractor

noun

trac·​tor ˈtrak-tər How to pronounce tractor (audio)
: an instrument used to exert traction on a body part or tissue (as in surgical procedures)
a urethral tractor

detractors

noun

plural of detractor
as in critics
a person who criticizes something or someone Despite his popularity, his many detractors still think his work is overrated. Even her detractors had to admit that she had made the company successful.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • critics
  • criticizers
  • denigrators
  • insulters
  • decriers
  • scoffers
  • jeerers
  • scorners
  • jibers
  • gibers
  • deriders
  • belittlers
  • hecklers
  • tormentors
  • taunters
  • mockers
  • harassers
  • disparagers
  • persecutors
  • ridiculers
  • needlers
  • nitpickers
  • faultfinders
  • carpers
  • knockers
  • baiters
  • censurers
  • teasers
  • cavillers
  • cavilers
  • hypercritics
  • teases
  • nigglers
  • castigators

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • praisers
  • commenders
  • champions
  • comforters
  • solaces
  • bodyguards
  • soothers
  • succorers
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