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fogger

noun

Etymology

Perhaps from fodderer.

  1. derived from *pug-✻ — “billow, bulge, drift”
  2. derived from *feukaną✻ — “to whisk, blow”
  3. borrowed from fog — “spray, shower, drift, storm”
  4. suffixed as fogger — “fog + er”

Definitions

  1. The outlet at the end of a hose which is designed to atomize, spray, or mist the contents…

    The outlet at the end of a hose which is designed to atomize, spray, or mist the contents flowing through the hose. Typical use includes gaseous materials such as nitrous oxide in automotive applications, as well as fuels for turbine engines.

  2. A device that generates artificial fog or smoke for stage performances.

  3. A device that releases an insecticidal mist.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. One who fogs

      One who fogs; a pettifogger.

      • A beggarly fogger.

    2. A person employed to feed cattle.

      • Describing a fogger's (cattle feeder) work on a winter day, he concludes that […]

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Derived

roach fogger

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA