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suppressor vs restrainer

restrainer vs suppressor

suppressor and restrainer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
suppressor Yes No No No
restrainer Yes No No No
As nouns, restrainer is a hypernym of suppressor; that is, restrainer is a word with a broader meaning than suppressor:
  • suppressor: someone who suppresses
  • restrainer: a person who directs and restrains
Other hypernyms of suppressor include controller.
suppressor (noun) restrainer (noun)
an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents a person who directs and restrains
a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
someone who suppresses
Difference between suppressor and restrainer

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