restrainer

Other forms: restrainers

Definitions of restrainer
  1. noun
    a person who directs and restrains
    synonyms: controller
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    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
    type of:
    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being
  2. noun
    a chemical that is added to a photographic developer in order to retard development and reduce the amount of fog on a film
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    types:
    potassium bromide
    a white crystalline salt (KBr) used as a sedative and in photography
    type of:
    chemical, chemical substance
    material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules
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