suppressor

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suppressor

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From suppress + -or.

noun suppressors

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. 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 t
Similar: silencer, muffler · Opposite: loudener
A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.

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@misc{suppressor_2026,
  title = {suppressor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/suppressor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}