"interrupter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-interrupter.ogg [Australia] Forms: interrupters [plural]
Etymology: interrupt + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|interrupt|er}} interrupt + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} interrupter (plural interrupters)
  1. One who or that which interrupts. Translations (One who or that which interrupts): смутител (smutitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), estripacontos (Galician), interrumpidor [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-interrupter-en-noun--zAVf0AB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 43 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 39 39 Disambiguation of 'One who or that which interrupts': 87 3 10
  2. A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit. Translations (A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit): прекъсвач (prekǎsvač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), interruptor [masculine] (Spanish), panggatol (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-interrupter-en-noun-iCSU1F8n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 43 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 39 39 Disambiguation of 'A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit': 2 93 5
  3. (slang, humorous) An interpreter (person who interprets speech in a foreign language). Tags: humorous, slang
    Sense id: en-interrupter-en-noun-jiqMyiA2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 43 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 21 39 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: opto-interrupter, interrupter gear

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