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arrester

arrester noun: one who places another under arrest.

Noun

arrester (plural arresters)

  1. One who places another under arrest.
  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.

arrester meaning in Tamil

arrester in Tamil

ஒடுக்கி, கட்டுப்படுத்தி, நிறுத்தி, சிறைபிடிப்பவர், தடுத்து நிறுத்தும்பொருள்

Forms of arrester

pluralarresters
alternative formarrestor

Origin of arrester

From arrest + -er.

Words formed from arrester

Phrases with arrester

Words that rhyme with arrester

17 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about arrester

What does arrester mean?
Arrester means one who places another under arrest.
What is arrester in Tamil?
Arrester in Tamil is ஒடுக்கி, கட்டுப்படுத்தி, நிறுத்தி. See Arrester meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is arrester?
Arrester is a noun.
What is the plural of arrester?
The plural of arrester is arresters.

Words near arrester in the dictionary

  1. arrested decay
  2. arrested development
  3. arrested developments
  4. arrestee
  5. arrestees
  6. arrester
  7. arrester bed
  8. arrester beds
  9. arresters
  10. arrestest
  11. arresteth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: arrester (page history and authors); arrester (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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