expeller

expeller

English

Etymology

    From expel + -er.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    expeller (plural expellers)

    1. Someone or something that expels.
      • 2015, Immanuel Wallerstein, Carlos Aguirre Rojas, Charles C. Lemert, Uncertain Worlds: World-systems Analysis in Changing Times:
        The latter, for example, are overheard dismissing the former as mere “quantoids”—as if quantitative methods turn those who deploy them into machinelike expellers of numeric waste.
      1. A machine that removes most of the oil from oilseeds to form oil cake.

    Translations

    See also

    Middle French

    Etymology

    From Old French expeller, borrowed from Latin expellō, expellere.

    Verb

    expeller

    1. to expel; to cast out

    Conjugation

    • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

    References

    Old French

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin expellō, expellere.

    Verb

    expeller

    1. to expel; to cast out

    Conjugation

    This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ell, *-ells, *-ellt are modified to el, eaus, eaut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Descendants

    • English: expel
    • Middle French: expeller

    References