suppressor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun someone who suppresses
    suppresser.
    • dictators are suppressors of free speech
  2. noun a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
    suppressor gene; suppresser; suppresser gene.
  3. noun an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
    suppresser.

WordNet


Sup*press"or noun
Etymology
L., hider.
Definitions
  1. One who suppresses.

Webster 1913