tractor

Meaning

Noun

1. A vehicle used in farms e.g. for pulling farm equipment and preparing the fields.
2. A movable coop without a floor to allow for free ranging.
3. A truck (or lorry) for pulling a semi-trailer or trailer.
4. Any piece of machinery that pulls something.
5. An aeroplane where the propeller is located in front of the fuselage.
6. A British Rail Class 37 locomotive.
7. A metal rod used in tractoration, or Perkinism.

Verb

1. To prepare (land) with a tractor.
2. To drive a tractor.
3. To move with a tractor beam.
4. To treat by means of tractoration, or Perkinism.

Concepts

tractor

truck

prime mover

bulldozer

agrimotor

towing engine

pushcart

machine for lowing field

tow truck

hauler

withdrawer

towing vehicle

extension apparatus

orthoterion

puller

dragger

draw machine

hauling engine

propelling machine

traction engine

bobtail

crawler

engine

locomotive

traction-engine

axe

crank

iron bar

toboggan

machine

car

carriage

cart

chariot

wagon

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɹæktə/

Etymology

Formed from Latin tractus, perfect passive participle of trahere (“to pull”), + agent noun suffix -or.