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restrainer

Syllables: re·strain·er/ɹɪˈstreɪnə/US/ɹɪˈstreɪnɚ/

restrainer noun: something that restrains.

Noun

restrainer (plural restrainers)

  1. Something that restrains.
  2. A chemical compound (such as potassium bromide), added to a developer to prevent fogging.

restrainer meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Telugu and Sanskrit

restrainer in Bengali

একটি রাসায়নিক যৌগ

restrainer in Telugu

a restrainer, a corrector
అంకుశము aṅkuśamu

restrainer in Sanskrit

a restrainer, resister, opposer, an obstacle
वारक vāraka

Forms of restrainer

pluralrestrainers

Origin of restrainer

From restrain + -er.

Words that rhyme with restrainer

22 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about restrainer

What does restrainer mean?
Restrainer means something that restrains.
What is restrainer in Urdu?
Restrainer in Urdu is ضابط. See Restrainer meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is restrainer?
Restrainer is a noun.
How do you pronounce restrainer?
Restrainer is pronounced /ɹɪˈstreɪnɚ/ (US).
What is the plural of restrainer?
The plural of restrainer is restrainers.

Words near restrainer in the dictionary

  1. restrainability
  2. restrainable
  3. restrained
  4. restrainedly
  5. restrainedness
  6. restrainer
  7. restrainers
  8. restrainest
  9. restraineth
  10. restraining
  11. restraining order

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Adapted from Wiktionary: restrainer (page history and authors); restrainer (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); restrainer (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); అంకుశము (Telugu) (page history and authors); वारक (Sanskrit) (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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