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retractor

noun
/ɹɪˈtɹæktɚ/US/ɹɪˈtɹæktə/UK

Etymology

From retract + -or.

  1. derived from retrahō — “to draw or pull back, withdraw; to bring back; to compel to turn back; to recall; to get back, recover; to hold back, restrain, withhold; to remove, take away; to bring to light again; (Late Latin) to delay”
  2. derived from retractus — “withdrawn”
  3. inherited from retracten
  4. suffixed as retractor — “retract + or”

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, retracts.

  2. In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.

  3. A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to…

    A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.

  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.

    2. A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.

    3. A muscle serving to draw in any part.

The neighborhood

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