Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun suppressor

3 senses of suppressor

Sense 1
suppressor, suppresser -- (someone who suppresses; "dictators are suppressors of free speech")
       => restrainer, controller -- (a person who directs and restrains)

Sense 2
suppressor, suppresser, suppressor gene, suppresser gene -- (a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene))
       => gene, cistron, factor -- ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were formerly called factors")

Sense 3
suppressor, suppresser -- (an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents)
       => electrical device -- (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)