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RESTRAINER

Dictionary entry overview: What does restrainer mean?

• RESTRAINER (noun)
The noun RESTRAINER has 2 senses:

1. a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
2. a person who directs and restrains

Familiarity information: RESTRAINER used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• RESTRAINER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("restrainer" is a kind of...):

chemical; chemical substance (produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restrainer"):

potassium bromide (a white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A person who directs and restrains

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

controller; restrainer

Hypernyms ("restrainer" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restrainer"):

nazi (an offensive term for a person who is fanatically dedicated to, or seeks to control, some activity, practice, etc.)

overcomer; subduer; surmounter (someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion)

suppresser; suppressor (someone who suppresses)

withholder (a person who restrains or checks or holds back)

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