suppressor

noun

sup·​pres·​sor sə-ˈpre-sər 

: one that suppresses

especially : a mutant gene that suppresses the expression of another nonallelic mutant gene when both are present

Examples of suppressor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Surveillance footage showed a gunman walking up behind Mr. Thompson outside a Hilton hotel in Midtown, lifting a handgun fitted with a suppressor and shooting him several times. —Hurubie Meko, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025

One ad features a suppressor engraved with the words Black Collar Arms. —Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 3 Jan. 2025

Jabbar was carrying a Glock and a .308 rifle – equipped with optics and a suppressor – that had been reported stolen in New Jersey, the source said. —Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 1 Jan. 2025

Working off of a tip, police stopped a person traveling by bus and recovered a suppressor and a number of false IDs, one of the officials added. —Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1560, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing suppressor

• suppressor T cell
• tumor suppressor gene

Rhymes for suppressor

• aggressor
• assessor
• compressor
• confessor
• depressor
• hairdresser
• necessar
• oppressor
• possessor
• processor
• professor
• repressor

Medical Definition

suppressor

noun

sup·​pres·​sor -ˈpres-ər 

: one that suppresses

especially : a mutant gene that suppresses the expression of another nonallelic mutant gene when both are present