Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Milit. See
camouflet .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who, or that which, stifles.
- noun (Mil.) See
Camouflet .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who, or that which,
stifles ; one whorepresses orlimits . - noun military A
camouflet .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses
Etymologies
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Examples
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A general theme of the Republican presidential debates is that government is a waster of resources, net destroyer of jobs, and stifler of innovation.
Steven Strauss: Government Action Is Key to Driving Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Steven Strauss 2011
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A general theme of the Republican presidential debates is that government is a waster of resources, net destroyer of jobs, and stifler of innovation.
Steven Strauss: Government Action Is Key to Driving Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Steven Strauss 2011
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A general theme of the Republican presidential debates is that government is a waster of resources, net destroyer of jobs, and stifler of innovation.
Steven Strauss: Government Action Is Key to Driving Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Steven Strauss 2011
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A general theme of the Republican presidential debates is that government is a waster of resources, net destroyer of jobs, and stifler of innovation.
Steven Strauss: Government Action Is Key to Driving Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Steven Strauss 2011
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A general theme of the Republican presidential debates is that government is a waster of resources, net destroyer of jobs, and stifler of innovation.
Steven Strauss: Government Action Is Key to Driving Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Steven Strauss 2011
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A general theme of the Republican presidential debates is that government is a waster of resources, net destroyer of jobs, and stifler of innovation.
Steven Strauss: Government Action Is Key to Driving Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Steven Strauss 2011
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A general theme of the Republican presidential debates is that government is a waster of resources, net destroyer of jobs, and stifler of innovation.
Steven Strauss: Government Action Is Key to Driving Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Steven Strauss 2011
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Right now, the biggest stifler of investment into infrastructure is our own reluctance as a nation to make it a priority.
Michael Likosky: Promoting Infrastructure Investment on the Cheap Michael Likosky 2010
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Right now, the biggest stifler of investment into infrastructure is our own reluctance as a nation to make it a priority.
Michael Likosky: Promoting Infrastructure Investment on the Cheap Michael Likosky 2010
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Right now, the biggest stifler of investment into infrastructure is our own reluctance as a nation to make it a priority.
Michael Likosky: Promoting Infrastructure Investment on the Cheap Michael Likosky 2010
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