squelcher
- a word derived from squelch.
Example Sentences
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Sir John, reporting to Parliament last week, produced no squelcher.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a top aide in Arkansas and on the campaign trail, she was the chief squelcher of controversy and scandal.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Do you think Sarajevo is full of assassins?" was General Potiorek's squelcher.
From Time Magazine Archive
This hair-trigger efficiency has made him the nightclubs' deadliest squelcher of hecklers and a dangerous foe in a battle of wits.
From Time Magazine Archive
A."Tips!" Q. What would it call him who of "Sport" turns squelcher?
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 14 1890 by Various
