squelcher

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
squelcher
    n 1: a crushing remark [syn: {put-down}, {squelch}, {squelcher},
         {takedown}]
    2: an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal
       becomes weaker than the noise [syn: {squelch circuit},
       {squelch}, {squelcher}]
    

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