Smotherer (Noun)
Meaning
A person who stifles or smothers or suppresses; "he is a real conversation stifler"; "I see from all the yawn smotherers that it is time to stop".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The comedian's constant joke-telling made him a notorious conversation smotherer at parties.
- Her habit of cutting others off mid-sentence had earned her a reputation as a notorious smotherer.
- The politician's evasive answers made him a master smotherer of uncomfortable truths.
- The audience's uncomfortable silences were clear indications that the lecturer had become a thinking smotherer.
- The teacher's tendency to monopolize discussions made her a smotherer of students' natural curiosity.