curtailer

/kɜrˈteɪlər/
noun
  1. A person or thing that reduces or limits something.
    • The budget committee acted as a curtailer of overly ambitious projects.
    • The new manager was seen as a curtailer of unnecessary expenses.
    • As a curtailer of free speech, the dictator was widely criticized.
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