RESTRAINER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does restrainer mean? 

• RESTRAINER (noun)
  The noun RESTRAINER has 2 senses:

1. a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film

2. a person who directs and restrains

  Familiarity information: RESTRAINER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RESTRAINER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

chemical; chemical substance (material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restrainer"):

potassium bromide (a white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person who directs and restrains

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

controller; restrainer

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

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "restrainer"):

nazi (derogatory term for a person who is fanatically dedicated to, or seeks to control, some activity, practice, etc.)

overcomer; subduer; surmounter (someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion)

suppresser; suppressor (someone who suppresses)

withholder (a person who restrains or checks or holds back)

Derivation:

restrain (prevent the action or expression of)

restrain (restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult)

restrain (to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement)

restrain (prevent (someone or something) from doing something)