blockader
8.1
A person or ship that stops supplies and people getting in and out of a place
- noun
- /bləˈkeɪdər/
:
bloqueador
- As a blockader, his role was crucial in stopping enemy vessels from delivering essential goods.
Examples
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The naval blockader prevented any supplies from reaching the isolated island.
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During the conflict, the blockader enforced strict controls at the port to stop ships from leaving.
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The Advance steamed toward Wilmington, North Carolina, slipping easily past the Union's blockaders.
Fiction book (1998) -
Chased by a U.S. Navy blockader, the runner escaped when the captain threw 100 bales of cotton (worth some $100,000) overboard to lighten the load.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
1
9.4
A military plane that stops enemy supplies reaching their forces
stops entry or exit to a place, usually by force or official control
prohibitor
vsblockader
1
7.7
A person or thing that stops something from happening
physically stops goods or people entering or leaving a place
How Forceful
Surface Forms
blockader singular
blockaders plural
Morphology
Etymology
Blockader comes from blockade ('to close off') with the ending -er meaning 'one who does', so a blockader is a person or ship that stops goods or people from entering or leaving a place.