purger
Remover of unwanted
A purger is someone or something that purges—removes impurities, expels unwanted elements, or cleanses.
The word appears in political contexts for those who eliminate opponents from organizations: Stalin's purgers worked through the night.
In technical settings, a purger is a device that removes air or contaminants from a system.
Same suit, five cards
- rinseWash without scrubbing
- scrubClean by rubbing hard
- washClean using liquid
- sluiceGated water conduit
drain · clear · expel · evacuate · void · empty · catheter · enema
Release from guilt
- sanctifyMake officially holy
- purifyRemove unwanted substances
- consecrateMake sacred officially
- atoneMake reparation for wrongdoing
cleanse · redeem · exorcise · confess · penitent · repentant · ritual · rite
Officially send away
- exileBanishment from homeland
- oustRemove from position
- ejectThrow out forcibly
- evictRemove from property legally
deport · excommunicate · expel · dismiss · remove · cast out · drive out · force out
Take something away
clear · eradicate · exterminate · root out · weed out · excise · cut out · strip
Soviet autocrat, mid-century
- McCarthyismPolitically-motivated accusation without evidence
- witch huntPersecuting supposed wrongdoers
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- show trialPredetermined judicial spectacle
liquidation · execution · massacre · cleansing · pogrom · inquisition · tribunal · denunciation
flush
Same suit, five cards
sluice · drain · clear · expel · evacuate · void · empty · catheter · enema · laxative
absolve
Release from guilt
- sanctifyMake officially holy
- purifyRemove unwanted substances
- consecrateMake sacred officially
atone · cleanse · redeem · exorcise · confess · penitent · repentant · ritual · rite · baptism
banish
Officially send away
evict · deport · excommunicate · expel · dismiss · remove · cast out · drive out · force out · throw out
delete
Remove or erase
erase · uninstall · clean · sweep · scrub · cache · cookies · history · logs · files
remove
Take something away
wipe · clear · eradicate · exterminate · root out · weed out · excise · cut out · strip · rid
Stalin
Soviet autocrat, mid-century
- McCarthyismPolitically-motivated accusation without evidence
- witch huntPersecuting supposed wrongdoers
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
show trial · liquidation · execution · massacre · cleansing · pogrom · inquisition · tribunal · denunciation · informer
- refrigerationcompressor, refrigerator, refrigerant, condenser, refrigerants
purgeraccumulator
Device storing incremental charge
hoarder · collector · gatherer · amasser · stockpiler
purgercontaminator
Agent that corrupts purity
polluter · corrupter · defiler · adulterator · taint
- The PurgeSystematic removal of many
- political purgesForced removal of opponents
- voter purgesMass removal from registries
- closet purgeRemoving unwanted clothing items
- party purgesMass expulsion of members
- drastic purgativeStrong bowel-emptying medicine
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