noun
also car·bu·ret·er or chiefly Brit car·bu·ret·ter or car·bu·ret·tor ˈkärb(y)əˌrādər, ˈkȧb(y)əˌrād.ə, -ātə(r), Brit usually & US rarely -re-
( -s )
Etymology: carburet (II) + -or
1. : an apparatus for supplying an internal-combustion engine with vaporized fuel mixed with air in an explosive mixture commonly by means of an atomizer discharging the fuel into an air stream produced by the suction of the engine pistons
2. : the part of an apparatus for manufacturing carbureted water gas in which the enriching oil is vaporized and cracked