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Definition of Squelcher
1. Noun. A crushing remark.
Generic synonyms: Derision
Language type: Colloquialism
Derivative terms: Put Down, Squelch, Squelch, Take Down
2. Noun. An electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise.
Generic synonyms: Circuit, Electric Circuit, Electrical Circuit
Derivative terms: Squelch
Definition of Squelcher
1. Noun. One who, or that which, squelches. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Squelcher
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Squelcher
Literary usage of Squelcher
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"There's a squelcher in the bread-basket that'll stop your dancing, ... This last
retort would have been a squelcher.—Evening Hews. He was keeled back, ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... poser, squelcher;—all colloq. or slang. seven, a. septenary (rare or literary),
sep- timal (rare). seven, n. septenary (rare), heptad (rare or »pec. ..."
3. The Life of Whitelaw Reid by Royal Cortissoz (1921)
""What a squelcher for Marble and Tilden those telegrams are," he exclaims on one
occasion, ..."
4. Life of Wm. Tecumseh Sherman by Willis Fletcher Johnson, Oliver Otis Howard (1891)
"Down went the orderly, and the confusion of poor Miles was overwhelming when he
got the squelcher from the General commanding. "Why, it was all praise," ..."
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