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Terminator vs Exterminator - What's the difference?

terminator | exterminator |

As nouns the difference between terminator and exterminator

is that terminator is one who finishes while exterminator is someone or something that exterminates.

terminator

English

(wikipedia terminator)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who finishes.
  • (biochemistry) A DNA sequence which causes RNA transcription to cease and an mRNA transcript to break off.
  • (electronics) An electrical device that absorbs reflection at the end of a transmission line.
  • (astronomy) The line between the day side and the night side of a planet.
  • (science fiction) An artificial intelligence machine, created to destroy humans (after the 1984 film (The Terminator) ).

    • Synonyms

    * (astronomy) grey line

    exterminator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone or something that exterminates.
  • Specifically, a person whose job it is to kill insects and other pests in a building.