noun
Meaning 1
One who places another under arrest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
arrester
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rhymes with -ɛstə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
A device that stops or prevents, such as a railway buffer, or a spark arrester that prevents sparks from being released to start fires.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: arrester hook
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: restraint, constraint
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English arrest Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English arrester From arrest + -er.
Across languages
Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: ограничител (ograničitel) — A device that stops or prevents