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restrainer
[ ri-strey-ner ]
noun
- a person or thing that restrains.
- Photography. a chemical added to a developer to retard its action.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of restrainer1
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Example Sentences
The development is extremely slow, without any tendency to fog; thus the addition of a restrainer should be avoided.
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The non-restrainer is within his right when he practises the system carried to its extremest lengths.
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The bromide is a restrainer, and to a certain extent will correct over-exposure.
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The restrainer has been withdrawn, and the beast has stepped forth in the plenitude of his power.
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For he was zealous, and yet not wanting in knowledge, the restrainer of zeal.
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