arrestor

A1R1R1E1S1T1O1R1

A form of arrester — One who places another under arrest.

UncommonScrabble 8
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounarrestor (plural arrestors)

plural arrestors

  1. alternativeAlternative form of arrester.

Origin

From arrest + -or.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

arrestor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrestor

MLA

“arrestor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrestor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arrestor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arrestor.

Source: arrestor on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.