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- [in-tuh-ruhp-ter]
- /ˌɪn təˈrʌp tər/
- /ɪntəˈrʌptə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-tuh-ruhp-ter]
- /ˌɪn təˈrʌp tər/
Definitions of interrupter word
- noun interrupter a person or thing that interrupts. 1
- noun interrupter Electricity. a device for interrupting or periodically opening and closing a circuit, as in a doorbell. 1
- noun interrupter device for interrupting electrical circuit 1
- noun interrupter a person or thing that interrupts 0
- noun interrupter an electromechanical device for opening and closing an electric circuit 0
- noun interrupter a mechanism for intermittently opening and closing a circuit 0
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Origin of interrupter
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1505-15; interrupt + -er1
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Parts of speech for Interrupter
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
interrupter popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
interrupter usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for interrupter
noun interrupter
- infiltrator — to filter into or through; permeate.
- invader — to enter forcefully as an enemy; go into with hostile intent: Germany invaded Poland in 1939.
- raider — a person or thing that raids.
- thief — a person who steals, especially secretly or without open force; one guilty of theft or larceny.
- trespasser — Law. an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied. a wrongful entry upon the lands of another. the action to recover damages for such an injury.
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