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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]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Suppressor \Sup*press"or\, n. [L., hider.]
   One who suppresses.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

suppressor
    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]