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interrupter

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪntəˈrʌptə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(in′tə rup′tər)

in•ter•rupt•er (in′tə rup′tər),USA pronunciation n.

a person or thing that interrupts.
Electricitya device for interrupting or periodically opening and closing a circuit, as in a doorbell.

Also, in′ter•rup′tor.

interrupt + -er¹ 1505–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

interrupter, interruptor /ˌɪntəˈrʌptə/ n

a person or thing that interrupts
an electromechanical device for opening and closing an electric circuit

'interrupter' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

electrolytic interrupter - ground-fault interrupter - side-glance

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