ˈfyüməˌgād.ə(r), -ātə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary fumigate + -or
: one that fumigates: as
a. : a device or apparatus that generates a gas or vapor for use as a fumigant
b. : fumigant
c.
(1) : exterminator a
(2) : one who kills insect pests on trees or shrubs by treatment with poisonous gas
(3) : one who cleans and moth-proofs rugs and upholstered furniture and fumigates them by placing them in an airtight chamber with disks impregnated with hydrocyanic acid