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Definition of Blocker
1. Noun. A football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play.
2. Noun. A class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process.
Specialized synonyms: Alpha Blocker, Alpha-adrenergic Blocker, Alpha-adrenergic Blocking Agent, Alpha-blocker, Beta Blocker, Beta-adrenergic Blocker, Beta-adrenergic Blocking Agent, Beta-blocking Agent, Labetalol, Labetalol Hydrochloride, Normodyne, Trandate, Neuromuscular Blocking Agent
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Derivative terms: Block
Definition of Blocker
1. Noun. Agent noun of block; something that blocks something specific. ¹
2. Noun. A playing card, needed by one player, that is held by another. ¹
3. Noun. A piece of equipment a goalie uses on his hand in multiple forms of hockey. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Blocker
1. one that blocks [n -S] - See also: blocks
Medical Definition of Blocker
1. 1. An instrument used to obstruct a passage. See: blocking agent. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blocker
Literary usage of Blocker
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette (1844)
"A blocker of the name of Vincent Price, became so afflicted from an aneurism,
... Instead of standing, as usual, the blocker sits on the stool G, ..."
2. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of Common Pleas for the by Charles Patrick Daly (1891)
"ADAM D. blocker, Respondent, against ALEXANDER GUILD and THE ZELAYA MINING COMPANY,
Appellants. (Decided December 2d, 1889.) An examination before trial ..."
3. Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Florida by Florida Supreme Court (1855)
"Bellamy's Adm'r 62 Bennett, Carter vs 214 blocker et al., Cotten vs 1 Bobe, ...
blocker et al 1 Cotten and Ponder vs. County Commissioners 610 Croom vs. ..."
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