# suppressor

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #31,366

## Definitions
1. A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
2. A device which suppresses something, especially an electronic or mechanical device.
3. A person who suppresses others, a tyrant.
4. A gene that suppresses the effect of another through epistasis.

## Etymology
From suppress + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **suppress** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suppress-vs-suppressor)
- **suppressed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suppressed-vs-suppressor)
- **suppression** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suppression-vs-suppressor)

## Common misspellings (12)
`spupressor`, `ssuppressor`, `supperssor`, `suppresor`, `suppresosr`, `suppressorr`, `suppressro`, `supprressor`, `supprsesor`, `supressor`, `suprpessor`, `usppressor`

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