silencer

[sahy-luhn-ser]

noun

1. a person or thing that silences.

2. a device for deadening the report of a firearm.

3. Chiefly British.,  the muffler on an internal-combustion engine.

silencer

/ ˈsaɪlənsə /

noun

1. US and Canadian name: muffler. any device designed to reduce noise, esp the tubular device containing baffle plates in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle

2. a tubular device fitted to the muzzle of a firearm to deaden the report

3. a person or thing that silences

Word History and Origins

Origin of silencer¹

First recorded in 1625–35; silence + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The SBU said on Sunday the suspects had been tracking Col Voronych's movements prior to the attack, and were sent the co-ordinates of a hiding place where they found a pistol with a silencer.

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Officers found two handguns, two silencers and ammunition in a safe hidden in the garden in a raid on Hill's house.

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The 64-year-old, who is now awaiting sentence, converted at least 33 replica pistols, and made enough bullets for a further 80 kits that were packaged with silencers and latex gloves.

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Among billboards for restaurants, gun silencers and tractors, a digital sign hints at the crisis gripping the community: a warning about the dangers of measles, which can cause complications including pneumonia, brain swelling and death.

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He was allegedly found with a gun similar to the murder weapon, a silencer and a fake ID.

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