silencer
/sˈaɪlənsˌɝ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
noun
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
noun
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
noun
Something that silences or (notionally) nearly silences.
Example Sentences
- "The Justice Department has defended the law for decades, arguing that it doesn’t ban silencers but simply governs how a buyer can acquire one. Still, late last week, prosecutors requested a 30-day pause in the criminal case against a firearms dealer found with an unregistered silencer because “the Department of Justice is re-evaluating its litigation positions regarding silencers.”"
- "Before the fitting of silencers to these locomotives was completed by the end of 1961, they were very noisy in operation, but the effect of the silencer has been remarkable."
Etymology
Etymology tree English silence Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English silencer From silence + -er.