interrupter

[in-tuh-ruhp-ter]

in·ter·rupt·er

[in-tuh-ruhp-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that interrupts.
2.
Electricity. a device for interrupting or periodically opening and closing a circuit, as in a doorbell.
Also, in·ter·rup·tor.


Origin:
1505–15; interrupt + -er1
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Interrupter is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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World English Dictionary
interrupter or interruptor (ˌɪntəˈrʌptə)
 
n
1.  a person or thing that interrupts
2.  an electromechanical device for opening and closing an electric circuit
 
interruptor or interruptor
 
n

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