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SMOTHERER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who stifles or smothers or suppresses

Example:

I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop

Synonyms:

smotherer; stifler

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("smotherer" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Derivation:

smother (suppress in order to conceal or hide)

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