Suppressor \Sup*press"or\, n. [L., hider.] One who suppresses.
suppressor
n 1: someone who suppresses; "dictators are suppressors of free
speech" [syn: {suppresser}]
2: a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another
gene (especially of a mutant gene) [syn: {suppresser}, {suppressor
gene}, {suppresser gene}]
3: an electrical device for suppressing unwanted currents [syn:
{suppresser}]