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interrupters

interrupters is the plural of interrupter.

Meaning of interrupter

Noun

interrupter (plural interrupters)

  1. One who or that which interrupts.
    • The interrupter bowed, smiled, stroked his beard, and relapsed into his chair.1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
  2. A device for opening and closing an electrical circuit.
  3. (humorous, slang) An interpreter (person who interprets speech in a foreign language).
    • The other half of the local staff was employed as interpreters, often affectionately known as 'interrupters.'2005, Ian Oliver, Jan Oliver, War and Peace in the Balkans

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Questions about interrupters

What is interrupters the plural of?
Interrupters is the plural of interrupter.

Words near interrupters in the dictionary

  1. interruptee
  2. interruptees
  3. interrupter
  4. interrupter gear
  5. interrupter gears
  6. interrupters
  7. interruptest
  8. interrupteth
  9. interruptibility
  10. interruptible
  11. interruptin'

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