- suppressor, suppresser - someone who suppresses; "dictators are suppressors of free speech"
--1 is a kind of restrainer, controller
Derived form: verb suppress1 - suppressor, suppresser, suppressor gene, suppresser gene - a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
--2 is a kind of gene, cistron, factor
- suppressor, suppresser - an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
--3 is a kind of electrical device
--3 has particulars:surge suppressor, surge protector, spike suppressor, spike arrester, lightning arrester