releaser

[ ri-lee-ser ]

/ rɪˈli sər /

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noun

a person or thing that releases.

Ethology. a key stimulus, as a sound, odor, moving shape, or patch of color, that elicits a predictable behavioral response in an animal.

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Nearby words

release copy, release date, release print, release therapy, released time, releaser, releasing factor, releasing mechanism, relegable, relegate, relegation

Origin of releaser

1425–75; late Middle English. See release, -er¹

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for releaser

One day she sang of Death the releaser, and Ruark thought, ''Tis come!
The Shaving of Shagpat, Complete|George Meredith
If such music-making is ever to become accepted, then I long for Death the Releaser.
Ivory Apes and Peacocks|James Huneker