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averter

averter

7.9
A thing that stops harm, for example a helmet or scarecrow
  • noun
translation icon : evitador
  • The new safety measures are designed to be an effective averter of potential accidents.

Examples

  • As a skilled negotiator, she is known as an averter of conflicts in the workplace.

  • RIGHTS DEFENDERS OR PEACE AVERTERS?

    Academic text (2011)

  • The innovative technology acts as an averter of data loss during system failures.

Synonyms

prohibitor
vsaverter
1 7.7

A person or thing that stops something from happening

turns things away or prevents events rather than banning them
obviator
vsaverter
  • Formal
9.9

Something or someone that removes a problem so work can continue

prevents events or turns them away rather than clearing obstacles

How Effective

savior
  • US
194 3.2
averter
7.9
protector
129 2.8
helper
79 1.0
bystander
84 3.4

Surface Forms

avert singular
averts plural

Morphology

averter = avert (transparent) = avert + er

Regular agentive formation from the verb 'avert' to mean 'one who averts'; meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

The word averter comes from the Latin parts a- and vertere, where a- means 'away' and vertere means 'to turn'. So an averter is someone or something that 'turns away' danger or problems, which is why we use it for things that stop harm.