restrainer

re·strain·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ri-strey-ner]
- /rɪˈstreɪ nər/
- /rɪsˈtreɪnə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-strey-ner]
- /rɪˈstreɪ nər/

Definitions of restrainer word

noun restrainer a person or thing that restrains. 1
noun restrainer Photography. a chemical added to a developer to retard its action. 1
noun restrainer a person who restrains 0
noun restrainer a chemical, such as potassium bromide, added to a photographic developer in order to reduce the amount of fog on a film and to retard the development 0
noun restrainer a person or thing that restrains 0
noun restrainer a chemical, such as potassium bromide, added to a developer to retard its action 0

See all 6 definitions of restrainer

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Origin of restrainer

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1560-70; restrain + -er1

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Parts of speech for Restrainer

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Restrainer

restrainer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

restrainer usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for restrainer

noun restrainer

check — Check is also a noun.
curb — If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.

All 2 Synonyms of restrainer