arrester

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noun

One who places another under arrest.

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arrester hook
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Meanings

nounarrester (plural arresters)

plural arresters · alternative arrestor

  1. One who places another under arrest.
  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier

Similar
arrester hook
Broader
restraintconstraint
Also see
captor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From arrest + -er.

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Translations

Bulgarian ограничител
  • ограничител (ograničitel)a device that stops or prevents
Finnish pidätin
  • pidätina device that stops or prevents

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with arrester

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

arrester. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrester

MLA

“arrester.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrester. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arrester,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrester.

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