silencer
nounOne that silences, especially a device attached to the muzzle of a firearm to muffle the sound of firing.
nounOne who or that which silences.
nounSame as
A device, invented by H. P. Maxim, for silencing, or greatly reducing, the noise produced by the discharge of a rifle or other firearm.
nounThe muffler of an internal-combustion engine.
nounAny of various devices to silence the humming noise of telegraph wires.
nounA device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus retard, the exploding gases.
nounAn
Something that
a tubular acoustic device inserted in the exhaust system that is designed to reduce noise
