preventer

Definitions

prevent + -er (agent) = "one that prevents." Often in compounds: a fire preventer, an asthma preventer (inhaler).

Common Collocations

• 1.rig a preventer装配防顶风索
• 2.[boom preventer]帆桁防顶风索
• 3.fire preventer防火装置
• 4.[accident preventer]防事故装置

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The blue inhaler is the preventer; the brown one is the reliever.