extractors

Tools for removal

Extractors are devices or tools designed to pull something out.

A juice extractor separates liquid from fruit.

A bullet extractor removes lodged projectiles.

In firearms, the extractor is the mechanism that ejects spent cartridges.

The term extends to software that pulls specific data from files: I used a PDF extractor to grab the images.

People who extract—whether teeth, information, or confessions—may also be called extractors.

tool

pliers

Hinged metal gripping tool

forceps · puller · remover · corkscrew

equipment

fans

Ardent admirers or coolers

purification · ducts · HVAC · dehumidifier · intake · outtake · grille · louvers · centrifugal · cyclone

Categories
Opposites
direction of action

extractorsinserters

Those who put inside

injectors · depositors · introducers · implanters · implants

creation vs. removal

extractorsinstallers

Those who set up

builders · assemblers · constructors · contributors · suppliers

action type

extractorscombiners

Things that join others

integrators · assemblers · compilers · aggregators · mixers

Phrases
Family

extractor

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G