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Silencer

noun

Noun

1
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.; An attachment to a gun that reduces the sound it emits.
"The Justice Department has defended the law for decades, arguing that it doesn’t ban silencers but simply governs how a buyer can acquire one. Still, late last week, prosecutors requested a 30-day pause in the criminal case against a firearms dealer found with an unregistered silencer because “the Department of Justice is re-evaluating its litigation positions regarding silencers.”"
2
a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise wordnet
3
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.; The muffler of an internal combustion engine.
"Before the fitting of silencers to these locomotives was completed by the end of 1961, they were very noisy in operation, but the effect of the silencer has been remarkable."
4
short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing wordnet
5
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.; Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.

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6
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.; Something that prevents or greatly reduces gene expression.

From silence + -er.

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