releaser
Americannoun
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a person or thing that releases.
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Ethology. a key stimulus, as a sound, odor, moving shape, or patch of color, that elicits a predictable behavioral response in an animal.
Etymology
Origin of releaser
Example Sentences
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It does this, he claims, by combining a technique that he calls the “Grief Releaser”—that is, “a plot that abandons the usual forward momentum of plots”—and “the ‘Guilt Lifter’ of a character who shares our disdain, our dismay, and even our anger, at clichéd funerals and formulaic condolences.”
From Slate
At one of Rudy Giuliani’s fugue-state news conferences, someone asked attorney Sidney Powell, who has described herself as the “Kraken releaser,” about the Kraken.
From Washington Post
Powell, the Kraken releaser, “did discuss something about this in Rudy Giuliani’s press conference,” Sawyer added, referring to an event where Trump’s legal team publicized exotic conspiracy theories about fake votes, “and I do believe I witnessed that.”
From Washington Post
Along with being an instrument of learning that gives them self discipline and time management, playing piano is a stress releaser.
From Washington Times
The pre-rumble stress releaser “Cool” is a marvel of gymnastic moves and frayed nerves.
From Seattle Times
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