muffler
noun /ˈmʌflə(r)/
/ˈmʌflər/
- (North American English)
enlarge image(British English silencer)a device that is fixed to the exhaust of a vehicle in order to reduce the amount of noise that the engine makesTopics Transport by car or lorryc2 - a device that is fitted to an instrument in order to reduce the amount of noise that it makes, or to a camera, a microphone, etc. to reduce the amount of noise coming from things that you do not want to record
- (old-fashioned) a thick piece of cloth worn around the neck to keep you warm synonym scarf
