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arrester

[ uh-res-ter ]

noun

  1. Also arrestor. a person or thing that arrests.
  2. Electricity. lightning arrester.


arrester

/ əˈrɛstə /

noun

  1. a person who arrests
  2. a thing that stops or checks motion, esp a mechanism of wires for slowing aeroplanes as they land on an aircraft carrier


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Word History and Origins

Origin of arrester1

First recorded in 1400–50, arrester is from the late Middle English word arester. See arrest, -er 1

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