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1. Someone who suppresses
   "dictators are suppressors of free speech"
   - suppresser
    
2. A gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)
   - suppresser, suppressor gene, suppresser gene
    
3. An electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents
   - suppresser

Derived forms: suppressors

See also: suppress

Type of: cistron, controller, electrical device, factor, gene, restrainer

Encyclopedia: Suppressor