Definition of Preventers

1. Noun. (plural of preventer) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Preventers

1. preventer [n] - See also: preventer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preventers

prevenes
prevenience
preveniences
prevenient
prevenient grace
preveniently
prevening
prevent
preventability
preventable
preventative
preventatively
preventatives
prevented
preventer
preventers
preventible
preventing
preventingly
prevention
prevention is better than cure
preventional
preventions
preventive
preventive attack
preventive medicine
preventive strike
preventively
preventiveness
preventives

Literary usage of Preventers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Complete Photographer by Roger Child Bayley (1906)
"... the light—The »sink and water supply—Splash preventers—Shelves—Dishes, porcelain or otherwise—For large work—Measures and scales—A light-tight drawer. ..."

2. Societies of the Plains Indians by Clark Wissler (1916)
"Preventers. There were two head men, one of whom had a how and four arrows, and the other a headed flat disk about six inches in diameter. ..."

3. A Handbook of Hygiene and Sanitary Science by George Wilson (1884)
"The smallest waste-preventers hold f of a gallon, but this quantity is insufficient to flush the pan and soil-pipe properly. Another plan for effecting ..."

4. The Book of Health by Malcolm Alexander Morris (1883)
"... of Brain Work— Mental Strain— Retirement from Business— Life in Town and Country— Sleep— Dreams — Causes and Preventers of Sleep— Sleep-promoting Drugs ..."

5. A Digest of Facts Relating to the Treatment and Utilization of Sewage by William Henry Corfield (1871)
"Mr. Rawlinson considers that " waste preventers are useless, and ultimately become a nuisance. He suggests that in the poor districts of towns, ..."

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