interrupter
Americannoun
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a person or thing that interrupts.
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Electricity. a device for interrupting or periodically opening and closing a circuit, as in a doorbell.
noun
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a person or thing that interrupts
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an electromechanical device for opening and closing an electric circuit
Etymology
Origin of interrupter
Example Sentences
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And as we’re questioning our long-held beliefs about “sink or swim” individualism and intellectual elitism, this is also an interrupter.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
He championed a law that created a multimillion-dollar violence interrupter program as a supplement to traditional policing and another that funded “baby bonds” that low-income children can cash in once they become adults.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2022
He now is 48 and works to pacify street beefs before they turn deadly as a violence interrupter.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
Towers, who works as a violence interrupter, said he and his colleagues face significant challenges in building trust with these communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2022
The interrupter is the arrangement for intermitting the primary current.
From Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by Fleming, John Ambrose
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