Meaning

noun short tube attached to the muzzle of a gun that deadens the sound of firing

noun a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise

originEtymology tree English silence Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English silencer From silence + -er.

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