silencer

[ sahy-luhn-ser ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that silences.

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

  1. Chiefly British. the muffler on an internal-combustion engine.

Origin of silencer

1
First recorded in 1625–35; silence + -er1

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British Dictionary definitions for silencer

silencer

/ (ˈsaɪlənsə) /


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

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

  1. a person or thing that silences

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