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Definition of propeller : A screw placed in front of the supporting planes of an aeroplane instead of behind them, so that it exerts a pull instead of a push. Hence, Tractor monoplane, Tractor biplane, etc.

Synonyms:

pusher, three-bladed, propellor, Archimedean, marine, airplane, pulling propeller-wheel, four-bladed, feathering, two-bladed, fishtail, variable-pitch, weedless, twin

Usage examples:

• The propeller is quite a work of art. - "The Mastery of the Air", William J. Claxton.
• In this we were very fortunate, for just as we were finishing dinner a propeller came along. - "Missionary Work Among The Ojebway Indians", Edward Francis Wilson.
• The propeller should in every case be designed to meet the particular conditions of the machine to which it is to be applied. - "The Early History of the Airplane The Wright Brothers' Aeroplane, How We Made the First Flight & Some Aeronautical Experiments", Orville Wright Wilbur Wright.