suppressor — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.

2. A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device. A device added to the barrel of a firearm which reduces the noise and flash generated by firing the weapon.

   Synonyms

   silencermuffler

   Antonyms

   loudener

   Examples

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   Silencers, also called suppressors, are tube-shaped devices that, when screwed into the muzzle of a gun, slow the decompression of gases that propel a bullet forward, thus reducing the “pop” sound of gunfire. […] “I don’t think in real life, in practical applications, that there is that great of a tactical advantage to use a suppressor, especially for something like a mass shooting,” Gutowski said.

3. A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.

4. A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.

Noun

1. someone who suppresses

   Synonyms

   suppresser

   Broader terms

   restrainercontroller

   Examples

   dictators are suppressors of free speech

2. a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)

   Synonyms

   suppressersuppressor genesuppresser gene

   Broader terms

   genecistronfactor

3. an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents

   Synonyms

   suppresser

   Broader terms

   electrical device