English noun: blocker |
1. | blocker (person) a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play |
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| Broader (hypernym) | football player, footballer |
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2. | blocker (artifact) a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process |
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| Synonyms | blocking agent |
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| Broader (hypernym) | medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | alpha blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocker, alpha-adrenergic blocking agent, alpha-blocker, beta blocker, beta-adrenergic blocker, beta-adrenergic blocking agent, beta-blocking agent, labetalol, labetalol hydrochloride, neuromuscular blocking agent, Normodyne, Trandate |
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