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Oppressor vs Suppressor - What's the difference?

oppressor | suppressor |

As nouns the difference between oppressor and suppressor

is that oppressor is someone who oppresses another or others while suppressor is a device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.

oppressor

English

Alternative forms

* oppressour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who oppresses another or others.

    • Anagrams

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    suppressor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
  • # Part of the barrel of a firearm which reduces the noise and flash generated by firing the weapon.
  • A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
  • A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.

    • See also

    *suppressant *surge suppressor