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tractor

Pronunciation: /ˈtraktə/
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Definition of tractor

noun

  • a powerful motor vehicle with large rear wheels, used chiefly on farms for hauling equipment and trailers.

Origin:

late 18th century (in the general sense 'someone or something that pulls'): from Latin, from tract- 'pulled', from the verb trahere

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The ending of tractor is spelled -or.

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