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retractors

retractors is the plural of retractor.

Meaning of retractor

Noun

retractor (plural retractors)

  1. One who, or that which, retracts.
  2. In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
  3. A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.
  4. A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
  5. A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.
  6. A muscle serving to draw in any part.

Questions about retractors

What is retractors the plural of?
Retractors is the plural of retractor.

Words near retractors in the dictionary

  1. retractive
  2. retractively
  3. retractiveness
  4. retractives
  5. retractor
  6. retractors
  7. retracts
  8. retrad
  9. retrade
  10. retraded
  11. retrademark

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retractors (page history and authors); retractor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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