suppressor

B2 Topic:Describing People
US /səˈprɛsɝ/ UK /səˈprɛsɝ/
noun Freq #69820

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person or thing that suppresses, restrains, or prevents something

    The censor acted as a suppressor of dissenting voices.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a person or thing that... restrainer
Word family
Forms suppressors
Related forms suppressant

Etymology

From suppress + -or.

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