/ik sting"gwi sheuhr/ , n.
1. a person or thing that extinguishes.
2. See fire extinguisher .
3. an instrument consisting of a cone-shaped cup attached to a handle or the end of a pole, for extinguishing a candle by momentarily closing off the burning wick from the air. Cf. candlesnuffer .
[ 1550-60; EXTINGUISH + -ER 1 ]