tractor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications
  2. noun a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans

WordNet

Tract"or noun
Etymology
NL., from L. trahere, tractum, to draw.
Definitions
  1. That which draws, or is used for drawing.
  2. pl. (Med.) Two small, pointed rods of metal, formerly used in the treatment called Perkinism.

Webster 1913