Meaning

14 senses
  1. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.

    One who blocks or impedes the movement of an opponent.

  2. A defensive or low-scoring batter.

  3. One who prevents another user from contacting them electronically.

  4. An application or feature that stops or impedes something.

    an ad blocker

    a content blocker

  5. A bug or issue that prevents software from being released.

  6. A gatekeeper who refuses the marketer access to the person they wish to contact.

  7. Any of various medications that block (inhibit) the activity of a chemical messenger or its receptors, such as cardiac conduction modifiers (e.g., alpha-blockers, beta-blockers), gastric acid inhibitors (H₂ histamine blockers), puberty blockers, and others.

  8. A close-fitting rectangular glove worn by a goalie in multiple forms of hockey.

  9. A blocker bet.

  10. A playing card, needed by one player, that is held by another.

  11. A person who roughly shapes a diamond.

  12. A person who blocks (stretches or moulds) or more generally makes knitted items, hats, books (or book covers), shoes, etc.

More definitions
  • a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process
  • a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play

Examples

28 sentences
  1. I have an ad blocker installed.

    ruУ меня установлен блокировщик рекламы.

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  2. Don't put kids on puberty blockers.

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  3. Don't give puberty blockers to children.

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  4. Don't castrate kids with puberty blockers.

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  5. Miroslav was placed on puberty blockers.

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Translations

3 languages

Origin

From Middle English blocker, blokker, bloker, blokkere, equivalent to block + -er.

From Middle English blocker, blokker, bloker, blokkere, equivalent to block + -er.

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