# extractor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪkˈstɹæktɚ/ · frequency rank #40,690

## Definitions
1. Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.
2. Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others.
3. An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture.
4. A centrifugal drying machine.
5. A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber.
6. A particular kind of bipartite graph.
7. A function which, being applied to output from a weakly random entropy source, together with a short, uniformly random seed, generates a highly random output that appears independent from the source and uniformly distributed.

## Easily confused with
- **extract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extract-vs-extractor)
- **extracted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extracted-vs-extractor)
- **extraction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/extraction-vs-extractor)

## Common misspellings (14)
`etxractor`, `exrtactor`, `extarctor`, `extracctor`, `extracotr`, `extractorr`, `extractro`, `extracttor`, `extratcor`, `extrcator`, `extrractor`, `exttractor`, `exxtractor`, `xetractor`

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