silencer
noun
si·lenc·er
| \ ˈsī-lən(t)-sər
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Former attorney general Eric Holder and many others have called for a federal ban on assault weapons, silencers and body armor as well as universal background checks. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: For our kids, the white guy with a gun is the face of terrorism," 6 Aug. 2019 The shooter had bought the two weapons in 2016 and 2018, and underwent an extensive background check to legally purchase the silencer. — Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, "Northam sets July 9 for special session to consider gun control legislation," 7 June 2019 Other measures involving silencers are also being introduced. — Washington Post, "Gun silencers would be barred under new federal legislation," 21 June 2019 But in a raid today in the province of Pavia, south of Milan, police discovered a collection of modern automatic weapons—including nine assault rifles, a submachine gun, seven pistols, silencers, bayonets, and other military weapons. — Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica, "Italian police raid of neo-fascist militants finds air-to-air missile [Updated]," 15 July 2019 Inside the couple's two-bedroom apartment as well as another location, FBI agents found assault rifles, a 12-gauge shotgun, many semi-automatic pistols and revolvers, a silencer, a derringer pistol, multiple hunting knives and bundles of cash. — Pierre Meilhan And Amanda Jackson, CNN, "Whitey Bulger's longtime girlfriend moved out of prison to a halfway house," 19 June 2019 Gun rights advocates have repeatedly tried to get Congress to ease the restrictions on silencers, but each time those efforts stalled after mass shootings. — NBC News, "Supreme Court won't take up gun silencer restrictions," 10 June 2019 Still, the popularity of silencers has soared in recent years, and the ATF says nearly 1.5 million are now registered. — NBC News, "Supreme Court won't take up gun silencer restrictions," 10 June 2019 Employee DeWayne Craddock used two semi-automatic handguns, a silencer and extended ammunition magazines to kill 12 people in and around a municipal office. — Washington Post, "Virginia Democrats push gun control ahead of special session," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'silencer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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silencer
noun
English Language Learners Definition of silencer
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: a device that is attached to a handgun to reduce the noise that the gun makes when it is fired
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