suppressor

Plural: suppressors

Noun

• someone who suppresses
  • "dictators are suppressors of free speech"
• a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
• an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
• A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
• 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.
• A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
• A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.

Synonyms

muffler, silencer, suppresser, suppresser gene, suppressor gene

Related Words

suppressant