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trac·tor
 tractor
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- pronunciation:
- traek
t
 r
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a powerful motor vehicle with large tires used to pull plows and other farm machines.
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The word tractor
contains the following parts:
tract
Latin
root
that means draw, pull
  Example words:
abstract, attract, attraction, attractive, contract, detract, distract, extract, subtract, subtraction, tract, traction, tractor
-er, -or, -ar2
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means a person or thing that does
More about this word part:
The suffix group -er
, -or
, -ar2 turns verbs into agent nouns.
Example words:
actor, administrator, builder, batter3, beggar, broiler, burglar, captor, carrier, censor, cleaner, commissioner, computer, consumer, container, dancer, diner, director, doctor, driver, employer, farmer, freezer, liar, manager, motor, painter1, pitcher2, player, potter, preacher, razor, refrigerator, reporter, runner, sailor, sculptor, seller, singer, speaker, survivor, teacher, tractor, user, vendor, washer, worker, writer
- synonyms:
- -ist, -ite2, -ator, -an, -ian, -ean
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