Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who represses; one who crushes or subdues.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, represses.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who, or that which,
represses .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an agent that represses
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
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'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.
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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