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Definition silencer in British English

silencer noun

[countable] noun
/ˈsaɪlənsə(r)/
1

an object that reduces the sound that a gun makes when you fire it

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2

an object that reduces the noise from a vehicle's engine. The American word is muffler.

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Definition silencer in British English