A compressor comprises a plurality of pairs of a cylinder bore and a
piston moving reciprocally in the cylinder bore, a valve plate provided
with a plurality of outlet holes for leading pressurized gas in the
cylinder bores to the outside, a plurality of strap-shaped outlet valves,
each whereof is free at one longitudinal end opposing a corresponding one
of the outlet holes to open and close it, and a plurality of retainers,
each whereof extends in the same direction as a corresponding one of the
outlet valves and is provided with a divergence restricting surface
opposing the valve plate with the corresponding outlet valve extending
between the surface and the valve plate to restrict the divergence of the
corresponding outlet valve. The divergences of the outlet valves
restricted by the retainers are different from each other.