interrupter: Meaning and Definition of

in•ter•rupt•er

Pronunciation: (in"tu-rup'tur), [key]
— n.
  1. a person or thing that interrupts.
  2. a device for interrupting or periodically opening and closing a circuit, as in a doorbell.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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