repeller

American  

[ri-pel-er] / rɪˈpɛl ər /

noun

repellers plural

1. a person or, usually, a thing that repels, pushes back, or drives away, such as a device to repel mosquitoes or sharks (often in combination).

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Noun Inflected Forms

• repellers
  plural

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The innocuous repeller stations can be controlled with Alexa or Google Assistant and can also be programmed using your phone to operate on a set schedule.

From The Verge ● Jun. 24, 2022

The top of the repeller goes over the cartridge.

From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2022

Sometimes it could be an electronic mosquito repeller or the Health Team Infrared Pain Reliever or the Amcor Negative Ion Generator or maybe some fake diamonds or maybe a collectible doll.

From Fox News ● Nov. 12, 2019

Next, he installed a solar-powered mole repeller, a torpedo-shaped device that emits vibrations that are supposed to keep the moles away.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 8, 2017

With regard to a repeller, or spring-armoured vessel, the Adamant would rely upon her exceptionally powerful armament, and upon her great weight and speed.

From The Great War Syndicate by Stockton, Frank Richard

My dog, Gus, checking out the repellers during installation.

From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2022

While each Liv hub can support up to five repellers, you’d need a second system to protect a second space.

From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2022

The repellent comes in small cartridges that you insert into the repellers.

From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2022

It’s run by a hub that plugs into an outdoor outlet and powers up to five repellers: foot-high black towers that contain a heating element and a replaceable repellent cartridge.

From The Verge ● Jun. 3, 2022

The captive was brought into the control room pinioned head, hand, and foot with attractors and repellers, before DuQuesne approached him.

From Skylark Three by Wessolowski, Hans Waldemar