interrupter
Americannoun
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a person or thing that interrupts.
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Electricity. a device for interrupting or periodically opening and closing a circuit, as in a doorbell.
noun
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a person or thing that interrupts
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an electromechanical device for opening and closing an electric circuit
Etymology
Origin of interrupter
Example Sentences
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“We just got the dams removed on the Klamath, and now you want to put another destructive life cycle interrupter in our ocean.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
And as we’re questioning our long-held beliefs about “sink or swim” individualism and intellectual elitism, this is also an interrupter.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
“If all the violence interrupter is doing is canvassing the neighborhood three times a week, that’s not going to be enough. There needs to be more of a person-specific strategy,” Mr. Muhammad told The Times.
From Washington Times • Dec. 31, 2023
We need to scale up violence interrupter, de-escalation, reentry and basic needs programs.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2022
Over his shoulder he saw that the interrupter was Mrs. Shallop.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
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