defuser

de·fuse

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Definitions of defuser word

noun defuser a person or device that defuses bombs 3
verb with object defuser to remove the fuze from (a bomb, mine, etc.). 1
verb with object defuser to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing: to defuse a potentially ugly situation. 1
verb without object defuser to grow less dangerous; weaken. 1
noun defuser One who, or that which, defuses. 1

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; de- + fuse1

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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