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silencer

[sahy-luhn-ser]

noun

  1. a person or thing that silences.

  2. a device for deadening the report of a firearm.

  3. Chiefly British.the muffler on an internal-combustion engine.



silencer

/ ˈɪəԲə /

noun

  1. US and Canadian name: muffler.any device designed to reduce noise, esp the tubular device containing baffle plates in the exhaust system of a motor vehicle

  2. a tubular device fitted to the muzzle of a firearm to deaden the report

  3. a person or thing that silences

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of silencer1

First recorded in 1625–35; silence + -er 1
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The 64-year-old, who is now awaiting sentence, converted at least 33 replica pistols, and made enough bullets for a further 80 kits that were packaged with silencers and latex gloves.

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Among billboards for restaurants, gun silencers and tractors, a digital sign hints at the crisis gripping the community: a warning about the dangers of measles, which can cause complications including pneumonia, brain swelling and death.

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He was allegedly found with a gun similar to the murder weapon, a silencer and a fake ID.

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The arrest warrant described it as a "semi-automatic pistol with what appears to be a 3D-printed loaded receiver with a metal slide and silencer".

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James hit back-to-back threes in the fourth quarter — punctuating the second with his signature “silencer” celebration — as he stomped his feet in glee.

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