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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARRESTER, ARRESTOR

n.One who arrests.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARRESTER

ARRESTER Ar *rest "er, n.

1. One who arrests.

2. (Scots Law )

Defn: The person at whose suit an arrestment is made. [Also written arrestor.]

New American Oxford Dictionary

arrester

ar rest er |əˈrestər əˈrɛstər |(also arrestor ) ▶noun [ usu. with modifier ] a device that prevents or stops a specified thing: a spark arrester | a lightning arrester. • a device on an aircraft carrier that slows aircraft after landing by means of a hook and cable.

Oxford Dictionary

arrester

arrester |əˈrɛstə |(also arrestor ) ▶noun a device which prevents or stops a specified thing: a spark arrester. • a device on an aircraft carrier that slows down aircraft after landing by means of a hook and cable.