Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who or that which drives away smoke or fumes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, drives away smoke or fumes.
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she commented on the word fumifugist
n., one who drives away smoke (and possibly, smokers)
July 9, 2008
reesetee commented on the word fumifugist
Does this word have an opposite? Because that would be me, the smoke magnet. :-\
July 10, 2008
bilby commented on the word fumifugist
Someone who used to like tractors.
July 10, 2008
sionnach commented on the word fumifugist
Is this like a misocapnist?
I have no idea what bilby's comment means.
July 10, 2008
bilby commented on the word fumifugist
Wouldn't an extractor fan drive away smoke?
July 10, 2008
she commented on the word fumifugist
Going the Latin route, it would be fumus (smoke) + trahere (to draw, attract), but I don't know enough to properly piece them together (and fumitractor sounds silly).
But, off my noggintop—fumibait?
July 13, 2008
bilby commented on the word fumifugist
No, fumibait is used by fumigators to catch all those nasty reptiles in your basement. It's completely different.
July 13, 2008
she commented on the word fumifugist
And I would like to volunteer bilby.
July 14, 2008
bilby commented on the word fumifugist
No no no, you need a professional.
*flips open she's noggintop and pulls out a hundred bucks*
July 14, 2008