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Meaning of "obstructor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBSTRUCTOR

obstructor  [əbˈstrʌktə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSTRUCTOR

noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obstructor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OBSTRUCTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

USS Obstructor (ACM-7)

USS Obstructor was a Chimo-class minelayer in the United States Navy during World War II. Built by the Marietta Manufacturing Company in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, as a U.S. Army mine planter, USAMP 1st Lt. William G. Sylvester was delivered in December 1942 to the U.S. Army Coast Artillery Corps, Mine Planter Service. She was named for the first coast artillery officer killed in action in World War II. The Sylvester's embarked crew was, in Army terminology, implemented in November 1942, designated the 12th Coast Artillery Mine Planter Battery stationed at Fort Miles, Delaware. The ship was transferred to the Navy on 4 January 1945. It was renamed Obstructor on 19 January 1945, converted at the Charleston Navy Yard and commissioned on 1 April 1945 with Lt. Sammie Smith in command.

Definition of obstructor in the English dictionary

The definition of obstructor in the dictionary is a person who deliberately impedes progress or causes difficulties for people.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSTRUCTOR


abductor
æbˈdʌktə
adductor
əˈdʌktə
bhakta
ˈbʌktə
conductor
kənˈdʌktə
constructer
kənˈstrʌktə
constructor
kənˈstrʌktə
deconstructor
ˌdiːkənˈstrʌktə
destructor
dɪˈstrʌktə
inductor
ɪnˈdʌktə
instructor
ɪnˈstrʌktə
multiconductor
ˌmʌltɪkənˈdʌktə
obstructer
əbˈstrʌktə
photoconductor
ˌfəʊtəʊkənˈdʌktə
reconstructor
ˌriːkənˈstrʌktə
reductor
rɪˈdʌktə
seductor
sɪˈdʌktə
semiconductor
ˌsɛmɪkənˈdʌktə
Shakta
ˈʃʌktə
superconductor
ˌsuːpəkənˈdʌktə
transductor
trænzˈdʌktə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSTRUCTOR

obstipation
obstreperate
obstreperous
obstreperously
obstreperousness
obstriction
obstropalous
obstropulous
obstruct
obstructer
obstruction
obstruction of justice
obstructional
obstructionally
obstructionism
obstructionist
obstructive
obstructively
obstructiveness
obstruent

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSTRUCTOR

actor
compensated semiconductor
director
doctor
driving instructor
eductor
extrinsic semiconductor
factor
fitness instructor
heat conductor
i-type semiconductor
intrinsic semiconductor
lightning conductor
refuse destructor
sector
ski instructor
skiing instructor
swimming instructor
training instructor
vector

Synonyms and antonyms of obstructor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obstructor» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBSTRUCTOR

Find out the translation of obstructor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obstructor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obstructor» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阻挡器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obstructor
570 millions of speakers

English

obstructor
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

obstructor
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

obstructor
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

obstructor
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obstruidor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবরোধকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obturateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penghalang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

obstructor
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

妨害者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

obstructor
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obstruktor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

obstructor
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

obstructor
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अडथळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

obstructor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

otturatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opóźniacza
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

obstructor
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obstructor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμποδιστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

obstructor
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tätningselement
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obstructor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obstructor

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSTRUCTOR»

The term «obstructor» is normally little used and occupies the 143.758 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSTRUCTOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «obstructor» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «obstructor» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obstructor

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSTRUCTOR»

Discover the use of obstructor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obstructor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
The combination with a photographic camera having a lens, of a shader having an obstructor cutting off a portion of the light from an area of the image plane of the camera, and placed within the camera at a substantial distance back of the lens ...
‎1918
2
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
In a coin-controlled apparatus, the combination with a reciprocative part, of a tiltable obstructor normally standing in position barring the movement of said part and constructed and arranged to receive a deposited coin and to be tilted thereby  ...
United States. Patent Office, 1911
3
Sāṃkhya: A Dualist Tradition in Indian Philosophy
"O" to stand for "an obstructor is present", and "E" to stand for "an exciter is present". Then the cause of fire's producing burning is the presence of the following condition: not (O and not E). This can be seen by considering the four cases ...
Gerald James Larson, Karl H. Potter, Ram Shankar Bhattacharya, 1987
4
Just War Theory
Victim could get out of the well, were it not for the fact that Obstructor is lying unconscious in the door- way. Victim powers up his ray gun, intending to kill Falling Person. Falling Person has her own ray gun. She can either (a) kill Victim before ...
Thom Brooks, 2012
5
Etiquette & Espionage
Before the mechanicalcould doanything further, Sophronia hit it withthe invisible blast from the obstructor. The mechanical froze, but they still had to extract themselves from thenet. Soapcontinued to hack from belowwith his knife,usingthe  ...
Gail Carriger, 2013
6
Problems on Mapping Class Groups and Related Topics
Such a complex is called an m-obstructor complex. Complexes used in all applications are joins of pointed spheres (a pointed sphere S* is a sphere Sk union a disjoint point). E.g. the "utilities graph" is the join of two pointed 0-spheres , it does ...
Benson Farb, 2006
7
The Organization of the Pyramid Texts (2 vol. set): Typology ...
Saved from Obstructor, Restrainer Priestly Motgf Priestly Recitations with motgf: PT 222 §211a rt im(i)erd:k “Without an obstructor.” PT 703 §2202b (N): dr.n hr imierdIk “Horus having removed your shackle.” fPT 718 §2232a (N): nhm.n(:i) tw m; ...
Harold M. Hays, 2012
8
Models of Thought
that is obstructing its move to the target Pegj (3) if there is no obstructor, making the indicated move : (4) if there is such a largest obstructor, establishing the goal of moving the obstructor to the other peg (neither source nor target of k), then ...
Herbert Alexander Simon, 1979
9
The Devil: Perceptions of Evil from Antiquity to Primitive ...
The angel is not a being called a "satan"; he merely acts in this particular instance as an obstructor of the road (Numbers 22:22-35). A third dimension of the word satan appears in Zechariah 3: 1-2: "Then he showed me Joshua the high priest ...
Jeffrey Burton Russell, 1977
10
The Intuitive Principal: A Guide to Leadership
FACILITATOR VERSUS OBSTRUCTOR A paradox that is often problematic for leaders is that of knowing when to act as facilitator versus obstructor. Facilitative leaders respect the abilities of staff members. Although remaining constant to a ...
Karen M. Dyer, Jacqueline Carothers, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSTRUCTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obstructor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Trudeau's green shift for votes
... Kyoto Protocol and, in subsequent international negotiations on climate change, has been an obstructor, keen only to do as little as possible. «Calgary Sun, Jun 15»
2
Lessons in Spying
Obstructor, the Evil Inclination, Personal Destiny · Desert Nation and the Receiving of Torah · No Need To Curse · When Counting Really ... «Arutz Sheva, Jun 15»
3
Desert Nation and the Receiving of Torah
Obstructor, the Evil Inclination, Personal Destiny · Shabbat Shalom and Chag Sameach! Take Our Shavuot Quiz and Win a Tablet! «Arutz Sheva, May 15»
4
Hillsborough property appraiser uses planes, new technology to …
And the view from the sky isn't always perfect. Henriquez noted one obstructor that promises to impede the technology for years to come. "Trees ... «Tampabay.com, May 15»
5
Yemeni rebels 'ready for talks' if air strikes stop
Sammad added that he wanted the dialogue sessions aired to the Yemeni people “so that they can know who is the obstructor”. The Custodian ... «Khaleej Times, Apr 15»
6
President Obama vetoes Keystone bill; GOP plans override vote
The Senate GOP Conference sent out a statement Tuesday afternoon lambasting Obama as the “Obstructor in Chief.” Meanwhile, the ... «Politico, Feb 15»
7
Add street-sweeping tickets to dense neighborhoods' parking …
"But if cars are obstructing what taxpayers are paying for, then the obstructor is having to pay the fine." Critics contend that it's unfair to target ... «Los Angeles Times, Dec 14»
8
NDMC's single-window system to make film easier in Delhi
Jalaj Srivastava said that instead of being a obstructor, the NDMC will act as the facilitator. "We will act as the coordinating agency. If someone ... «Times of India, Dec 14»
9
Janay Rice: My apology followed the Ravens' suggested script
Name another team that coddled a convicted obstructor of justice and built a statue that was placed outside their stadium? Please the Ravens ... «NBCSports.com, Nov 14»
10
Donna Brazile: 'If You Criticize Valerie Jarrett, You're A Sexist'
... POLITICO write Carol Felsenthal wrote a piece titled “Fire Valerie Jarrett,” calling out Jarrett as being an “obstructor” rather than a “facilitator. «The Hayride, Nov 14»

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