stifler

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noun

One who, or that which, stifles; one who represses or limits.

“a stifler of innovation”

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Meanings

nounstifler (plural stiflers)

plural stiflers

  1. One who, or that which, stifles; one who represses or limits.

    a stifler of innovation

  2. governmentA camouflet.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna person who stifles or smothers or suppresses

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smotherer
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From stifle + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

frislet
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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