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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. someone who suppresses;
- Example: "dictators are suppressors of free speech"
[syn: suppressor, suppresser]

2. a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene);
[syn: suppressor, suppresser, suppressor gene, suppresser gene]

3. an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents;
[syn: suppressor, suppresser]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

suppresser n 1: someone who suppresses; "dictators are suppressors of free speech" [syn: suppressor, suppresser] 2: a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene) [syn: suppressor, suppresser, suppressor gene, suppresser gene] 3: an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents [syn: suppressor, suppresser]