suppressor

English

Etymology

From suppress +‎ -or.

Noun

suppressor (plural suppressors)

  1. A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
    2. A device added to the barrel of a firearm which reduces the noise and flash generated by firing the weapon.
      Synonyms: silencer, muffler
      • 2025 March 26, Hannah Rabinowitz, “DOJ considers abandoning the defense of federal restrictions on gun silencers”, in CNN‎[1]:
        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.
  2. A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
  3. (genetics) A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.

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