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silencer definition

si·lencer (sī′lən sər)

noun

  1. a person or thing that silences
  2. ☆ a device attached to the muzzle of a firearm to muffle the report
  3. Brit. muffler (sense )

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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