noun one who, or that which, extracts.
2. extractor ·add. ·noun a centrifugal drying machine.
3. extractor ·noun a forceps or instrument for extracting substances.
4. extractor ·add. ·noun a machine for clearing combs of honey; also, a device for rendering wax.
5. extractor ·noun a device for withdrawing a cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of the barrel.