preventer
Plural: preventers
Noun
- One who, or that which, prevents.
- An arrangement, made with ropes and blocks, that prevents the boom of a sailing boat from performing a jibe.
- Any of various lines set up to reinforce or relieve ordinary running or standing rigging.
Origin / Etymology
From prevent + -er.
Scrabble Score: 14
preventer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpreventer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
preventer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
preventer: valid Words With Friends Word