noun
Meaning 1
One who, or that which, stifles; one who represses or limits.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a stifler of innovation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
stifler
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noun
Meaning 2
A camouflet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he is a real conversation stifler
- I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: smotherer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
History
Etymology
From stifle + -er.