suppressor
/səˈprɛsər/
noun
- A device attached to the barrel of a gun that reduces the noise and flash when it is fired.
- The movie showed a spy using a suppressor to fire his pistol silently.
- The hunter attached a suppressor to his rifle to avoid disturbing the wildlife.
- In many countries, owning a suppressor requires a special license.
- A person or thing that stops or prevents something from happening or being expressed.
- She saw herself as a suppressor of bad habits in her children.
- This chemical is a known suppressor of appetite.
- The new law acted as a suppressor of free speech.