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STIFLER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who stifles or smothers or suppresses
Example:
I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop
Synonyms:
smotherer; stifler
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("stifler" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Derivation:
stifle (suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity)
stifle (suppress in order to conceal or hide)