suppressor
nounEtymology From suppress + -or.
1
A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
2
A device added to the barrel of a firearm which reduces the noise and flash generated by firing the weapon.
- Silencers, also called suppressors, are tube-shaped devices that, when screwed into the muzzle of a gun, slow the decompression of gases that propel a bullet forward, thus reducing the “pop” sound of gunfire. […] “I don’t think in real life, in practical applications, that there is that great of a tactical advantage to use a suppressor, especially for something like a mass shooting,” Gutowski said.2025 March 26, Hannah Rabinowitz, “DOJ considers abandoning the defense of federal restrictions on gun silencers”, in CNN:
3
A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
- Derived terms
- contrasuppressor, flash suppressor, immunosuppressor, nonsuppressor, oncosuppressor, surge suppressor
- Related terms
- suppressant