suppressern.
/səˈprɛsə/, U.S. /səˈprɛsər/ = suppressor n. (in various senses).
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > [noun] > crushing, stifling, or overwhelming > one who or that which
quenchera1382
hammer1382
suppresser1543
suppressor1560
quench-coal1615
pulverizer1635
stifler1642
smotherer1648
queller1804
overwhelmer1807
cold douche1835
squelcher1854
putter-down1869
steamroller1896
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > keeping from knowledge > keeping from publication > [noun] > one who controls or suppresses
censor1644
suppresser1895
smotherer1897
scissor man1968
society > authority > subjection > subjecting or subjugation > [noun] > suppression or repression > of news or information > one who
censor1644
suppresser1895
1543 J. Bale Yet Course at Romyshe Foxe sig. K.iiiv Pope Hyldebrande..a murtherer and a cruell suppresser of Christen princes.
1581 J. Derricke Image Irelande ii. sig. G.iv (margin) Feare a suppresser of the sturdiest Rebels harte.
1627 G. Barry tr. H. Hugo Seige of Breda sig. *v Terror of Heretiques, Suppresser of seditions, succour of Religious.
1673 Descr. Acad. Athenian Virtuosi 9 Coffee being esteem'd by its admirers a suppresser of fumes, and a great friend to the memory.
1751 J. Hill Hist. Materia Medica 509 The Berries of the Agnus Castus..have been greatly celebrated as Suppressers of Venery.
1834 Belfast News-Let. 27 May Judgment-straight'ner, bright-faced doctor,..Strife suppresser, fortune's proctor.
1895 Columbus (Ohio) Disp. 22 Oct. 4/4 The president is a great suppresser of news and holds his cabinet severely in check.
1963 W. E. Henthorn Korea i. i. 40 He..gained fame as a suppresser of bandit groups in the area.
2010 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 3 Jan. Suppl. 4 Called NRG1, the gene is believed to be a key tumour suppresser.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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