"arrester" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arresters [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛstə(ɹ) Etymology: arrest + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|arrest|-er|id2=agent noun}} arrest + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} arrester (plural arresters)
  1. One who places another under arrest.
    Sense id: en-arrester-en-noun-fMPm7sFU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 61 39
  2. A device that stops or prevents, such as a railway buffer, or a spark arrester that prevents sparks from being released to start fires. Translations (A device that stops or prevents): ограничител (ograničitel) [masculine] (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-arrester-en-noun-flVS-IPu Disambiguation of 'A device that stops or prevents': 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: arrestor Derived forms: arrester bed, lightning arrester, spark arrester Related terms: arrestee

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