nnoun.personsomeone who suppressesSynset:suppresser
Examples:- dictators are suppressors of free speech
Derivationally Related Form:suppress
Hypernyms:controller restrainer
Inherited Hypernyms:suppressorrestrainerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:suppressorrestrainerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.bodya gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)Synset:suppresser suppresser gene suppressor gene
Hypernyms:cistron factor gene
Inherited Hypernyms:suppressorgenesequenceseriesorderingarrangementgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:tumor suppressor gene
Full Hyponyms:tumor suppressor gene
nnoun.artifactan electrical device for suppressing unwanted currentsSynset:suppresser
Derivationally Related Form:suppress
Hypernyms:electrical device
Inherited Hypernyms:suppressorelectrical devicedeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:lightning arresterspike arresterspike suppressorsurge protectorsurge suppressor
Full Hyponyms:surge suppressor