Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Variant of repressor.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who represses; one who crushes or subdues.
Wiktionary
- n. One who, or that which, represses.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who, or that which, represses.
WordNet 3.0
- n. an agent that represses
Etymologies
- repress + -er (Wiktionary)
Examples
“George Loricroft, the constant wife represser, checked with me that we did indeed get civil service pay and I unexcitedly agreed that yes we did, and why not, we gave a public service.”
“And saying this, Jarasandha, that represser of all foes endued, rushed with great energy at Bhimasena like the Asura Vala of old who rushed at the chief of the celestials.”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva
“O represser of all foes, do men dressed in red and armed with swords and adorned with ornaments stand by thy side to protect thy person?”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva
“Marutas of brilliant complexion and adorned with golden garlands, -- all of them in celestial form and decked in ornaments, always wait upon and worship the illustrious chief of the immortals, that mighty represser of all foes.”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Sabha Parva
“Tis a reminder -- and therefore may have its use in the world -- of our mortality, an admonisher of our pride, a represser of our love of greed and gain.”
“O represser of foes, the misery, therefore, that hath overtaken me, hath really humiliated the entire Kuru race, the Panchalas, and the sons of”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7
“And the warlike Yudhishthira, that represser of foes, unfastened the undecaying string of that bow with which he had defended the field of Kurukshstra.”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7
“Kripa and Drona's son then addressed me, saying, 'Fear not, O represser of foes, for if the foe wage hostilities with us, they will not be able to vanquish us when we take the field.”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7
“And saying this, Jarasandha, that represser of all foes endued, rushed with great energy at Bhimasena like the Asura Vala or old who rushed at the chief of the celestials.”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3
“Rishis, the Sadhyas in all, the gods, and Marutas of brilliant complexion and adorned with golden garlands, -- all of them in celestial form and decked in ornaments, always wait upon and worship the illustrious chief of the immortals, that mighty represser of all foes.”
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3
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