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restrainer

[ ri-strey-ner ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that restrains.
  2. Photography. a chemical added to a developer to retard its action.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of restrainer1

First recorded in 1560–70; restrain + -er 1
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“I don’t believe that the secretary is a card-carrying realist and restrainer,” said Mr. Ruger, whom Mr. Trump nominated in September to be his ambassador to Afghanistan.

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When they emerge from the restrainer they are killed, instantly, as a bolt powered by compressed air shoots through the brain.

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In an experiment, researchers trapped one rat inside an uncomfortable, coffinlike restrainer with a door that could only be opened by a free-roaming rat.

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In an experiment, researchers trapped one rat inside an uncomfortable, coffin-like restrainer with a door that could only be opened by a free-roaming rat.

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After several sessions, the rats learned intentionally and quickly to open the restrainer and release the caged rats.

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