ejector

• Personne qui expulse ou chasse quelqu'un d'autre, ou dispositif dans une arme à feu qui éjecte l'étui vide après le tir.

A noun referring to a person who removes or supplants someone else, or a device in a firearm that expels the empty cartridge case after firing.

1. Person who ousts anotherC1formal

   An individual who forces someone else to leave a position or place, often by replacing them.

   Personne qui évince une autre

   • The new manager was seen as an ejector of the old team.
   • He acted as the ejector of the corrupt official from the committee.
   • The political ejector removed his rival from the party leadership.

   Synonymesoustersupplanter

2. Firearm mechanismB2formal

   A device in a gun that automatically removes and expels the spent cartridge case after firing.

   Éjecteur (mécanisme d'arme à feu)

   • The ejector failed to work, causing a jam in the rifle.
   • He cleaned the ejector to ensure smooth operation of the pistol.
   • The gun's ejector flung the empty shell to the side.