inflator
/ɪnˈfleɪtər/
noun
- A device used to fill something with air or gas, such as a tire, balloon, or mattress.
- She bought a portable inflator for blowing up pool toys.
- The air mattress came with a built-in electric inflator.
- I used a small inflator to pump up my bicycle tires before the ride.
- A person or thing that causes something to increase or expand, especially in size, amount, or importance.
- He was known as an inflator of small problems into major crises.
- The new policy acted as an inflator of housing prices across the city.
- The company's success was an inflator of local employment numbers.
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