# ejector

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈd͡ʒɛktɚ/ · frequency rank #55,408

## Definitions
1. One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.
2. A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air from a space.
3. ejector seat: a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute.
4. That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm which ejects the empty shell.
5. A lever for removing circuit boards from an electronic chassis.

## Etymology
From eject + -or.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ejector