noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who places another under arrest.
2. 2
   a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier wordnet
3. 3
   A device that stops or prevents, such as a railway buffer, or a spark arrester that prevents sparks from being released to start fires.

Synonyms

All synonyms

arrester hookcaptorcaptor

Etymology

From arrest + -er.

Related phrases

arrester bedlightning arresterspark arrester

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