"interrupter" meaning in English

See interrupter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-interrupter.ogg [Australia] Forms: interrupters [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter- Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-? Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti Latin rumpō Latin interrumpō Latin interruptusder. Middle English interrupten English interrupt Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English interrupter From interrupt + -er. 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Proto-Indo-European *Hrewp- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *Hrunépti Latin rumpō Latin interrumpō Latin interruptusder. Middle English interrupten English interrupt Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-os? Proto-Indo-European *-o- Proto-Indo-European *-so- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so- Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós Proto-Italic *-āsijos Proto-Italic *-āsios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere ▲ Latin -ārius Old French -ierbor. Middle English -er English -er English interrupter From 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 etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 38 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 43 38 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 43 38 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 (prekăsvač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), interruptor [masculine] (Spanish), panggatol (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-interrupter-en-noun-iCSU1F8n Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 20 46 34 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 38 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 43 38 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 43 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 57 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 54 28 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 16 50 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 15 54 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 16 47 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 17 46 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 54 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 17 46 37 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 etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix), Entries with translation boxes, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 38 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent suffix): 24 32 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 43 38 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 43 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arc-fault circuit interrupter, interrupter gear, opto-interrupter, photointerrupter

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "The Coldstream Guards were already in place and knocked on the door. Daz Farrugia stood at the door with the Iraqi interrupter. […] The door opened and a middle aged Iraqi man stood there in his pajamas, gobbing off in Arabic, saying who knows what, but I guessed it was not very complimentary; the interpreter managed to calm him down.",
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      "sense": "One who or that which interrupts",
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