[as if a. L. *ēlīminātor, agent-noun f. ēlīmināre to ELIMINATE.] He who or that which eliminates.
1852. J. Balbirnie, Water-Cure, 89. The kidneys, as the eliminators of morbid or effète elements from the blood, are the next organs to feel and resent errors of diet and drinks.
1883. H. D. Traill, in Fortn. Rev., Feb., 197. The sarcastic … get rid of it [malice] by its proper eliminator—the tongue.
