ALL meanings of arrester
ar·rest·er
A a - noun arrester a person who arrests 3
- noun arrester a thing that stops or checks motion, esp a mechanism of wires for slowing aeroplanes as they land on an aircraft carrier 3
- noun arrester A device that prevents or stops a specified thing. 1
- noun arrester Also, arrestor. a person or thing that arrests. 1
- noun arrester Electricity. lightning arrester. 1
- noun arrester One who places under arrest. 0
- noun arrester A device that stops or prevents, as a spark arrester that prevents sparks from being released to start fires. 0