Reverser

noun, slang

noun, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something which reverses a particular action or condition.

    "a polarity reverser"

  2. 2
    Something which reverses a particular action or condition.; A thrust reverser.
  3. 3
    A mortgager of land.
  4. 4
    A reverse-engineer. slang

    "Antidebugger techniques are particularly effective when combined with code encryption because encrypting the program forces reversers to run it inside a debugger in order to allow the program to decrypt itself."

Example

More examples

"The down grade would give her a start, and then, if Mitchell got his reverser over smartly, he might catch her on the right angle, and she would come back. Mitchell reversed, and moved forward, but to the horror of the fireman, he didn't stop!"

Etymology

From reverse + -er.

Related phrases

thrust reverser

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