English Explanatory Dictionary

tractor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.
  2. A movable coop without a floor to allow for free ranging.
  3. A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.
  4. Any piece of machinery that pulls something.
  5. An aeroplane where the propeller is located in front of the fuselage.
  6. A British Rail Class 37 locomotive.
  7. A metal rod used in tractoration, or Perkinism.
verb
  1. To prepare (land) with a tractor.
  2. To drive a tractor.
  3. To move with a tractor beam.
  4. To treat by means of tractoration, or Perkinism.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹæktə/ /ˈtɹæktɚ/ en-us-tractor.ogg

Word forms

tractor tractors tractoring tractored

Etymology

Formed from Latin tractus, perfect passive participle of trahere (“to pull”), + agent noun suffix -or.

Related words

pusher traction engine

Derived words

Chelsea tractor chicken tractor monowheel tractor semi-tractor single-axle tractor steam tractor traction tractor beam tractor driver tractor out tractor pull tractor-trailer tractor trailer tractor unit tractor vaporising oil truck-tractor two-wheel tractor walking tractor
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