# interrupter

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #99,410

## Definitions
1. One who or that which interrupts.
2. A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit.
3. An interpreter (person who interprets speech in a foreign language).

## Etymology
From interrupt + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/interrupter