Silencer
noun
A device attached to a firearm to reduce the noise it makes when fired.
He attached a silencer to the pistol to ensure his targets wouldn't hear the shots.
Often appears as...
- attach a silencer
- silencer on a firearm
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A part of a vehicle's exhaust system that reduces noise.
The mechanic found a hole in the silencer which was causing the loud noise from the exhaust.
Often appears as...
- hole in the silencer
- replace the silencer
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A device or piece of material that absorbs or dampens sound or noise.
He put a silencer on his drum set to keep from disturbing his neighbors.
Often appears as...
- put a silencer
- acoustic silencer
noun
A device attached to a firearm to reduce the noise it makes when fired.
He attached a silencer to the pistol to ensure his targets wouldn't hear the shots.
Often appears as...
- attach a silencer
- silencer on a firearm
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A part of a vehicle's exhaust system that reduces noise.
The mechanic found a hole in the silencer which was causing the loud noise from the exhaust.
Often appears as...
- hole in the silencer
- replace the silencer
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A device or piece of material that absorbs or dampens sound or noise.
He put a silencer on his drum set to keep from disturbing his neighbors.
Often appears as...
- put a silencer
- acoustic silencer
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Crime Association
The term may imply illegal activity when used with firearms, as silencers are regulated.
The movie's villain used a silencer to avoid detection by the police.
Pro Tip 2/3Stealth Operations
In military or spy contexts, a silencer is often associated with stealth and secrecy.
The spy equipped his gun with a silencer for the covert operation.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Portrayal
Silencers are often dramatized in media, appearing quieter than they are in reality.
On the show, the hitman's gun with a silencer made a faint 'pfft' noise.
Pro Tip 1/3Crime Association
The term may imply illegal activity when used with firearms, as silencers are regulated.
The movie's villain used a silencer to avoid detection by the police.
Pro Tip 2/3Stealth Operations
In military or spy contexts, a silencer is often associated with stealth and secrecy.
The spy equipped his gun with a silencer for the covert operation.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Portrayal
Silencers are often dramatized in media, appearing quieter than they are in reality.
On the show, the hitman's gun with a silencer made a faint 'pfft' noise.
Pro Tip 1/3Crime Association
The term may imply illegal activity when used with firearms, as silencers are regulated.
The movie's villain used a silencer to avoid detection by the police.
Pro Tip 2/3Stealth Operations
In military or spy contexts, a silencer is often associated with stealth and secrecy.
The spy equipped his gun with a silencer for the covert operation.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Portrayal
Silencers are often dramatized in media, appearing quieter than they are in reality.
On the show, the hitman's gun with a silencer made a faint 'pfft' noise.
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Vincent Cochetel: I was...
as the silencer of a gun pressed against my neck. When it happens to you, there is no time for thinking, no time for praying. My brain went on automatic, rewinding quickly the life I'd just left behind. It took me long minutes to figure out
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The Expansion of the...
And I said, all right, no problem. Got a box of flowers, so I could leave the piece and the silencer in there. Trying to be like a dump delivery guy.
Video examples
Vincent Cochetel: I was...
as the silencer of a gun pressed against my neck. When it happens to you, there is no time for thinking, no time for praying. My brain went on automatic, rewinding quickly the life I'd just left behind. It took me long minutes to figure out
Video examples
The Expansion of the...
And I said, all right, no problem. Got a box of flowers, so I could leave the piece and the silencer in there. Trying to be like a dump delivery guy.
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
Deborah Tannen
American Sociologist
The trickiest thing about the double bind is that it operates imperceptibly, like shots from a gun with a silencer.
Quote examples
Steven Wright
American Comedian
If you were going to shoot a mime, would you use a silencer?
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?
Quote examples
Deborah Tannen
American Sociologist
The trickiest thing about the double bind is that it operates imperceptibly, like shots from a gun with a silencer.
Quote examples
Steven Wright
American Comedian
If you were going to shoot a mime, would you use a silencer?
Quote examples
Steven Wright
American Comedian
If you shoot at mimes, should you use a silencer?
Example 1 of 3
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