SUPPRESSER

 Dictionary entry overview: What does suppresser mean? 

• SUPPRESSER (noun)
  The noun SUPPRESSER has 3 senses:

1. someone who suppresses
2. a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
3. an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents

  Familiarity information: SUPPRESSER used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SUPPRESSER (noun)

Meaning:

Someone who suppresses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

suppresser; suppressor

Context example:

dictators are suppressors of free speech

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

controller; restrainer (a person who directs and restrains)

Meaning:

A gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

suppresser gene; suppressor gene; suppresser; suppressor

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

cistron; factor; gene ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity)

Meaning:

An electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

suppresser; suppressor

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

electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

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

lightning arrester; spike arrester; spike suppressor; surge protector; surge suppressor (electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current)