silencer: Meaning and Definition of

si•lenc•er

Pronunciation: (sī'lun-sur), [key]
— n.
  1. a person or thing that silences.
  2. a device for deadening the report of a firearm.
  3. the muffler on an internal-combustion engine.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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