blocker

noun

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

   “Likewise, any connections shared between your child (the blocker) and the user being blocked will also be broken.”

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

   “an ad blocker”

   “a content blocker”

5. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
6. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.

   “Sometimes your sales progress skids to a halt. We've all met more blockers than we'd care to. Some are assigned by the company to filter services […]”

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

   “Blockers can optimize the development of preferred physical characteristics. In trans girls, blockers initiated prior to the development of male secondary sex characteristics will effectively prevent voice deepening, skeletal enlargement, and penile enlargement.”

8. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
9. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
10. Agent noun of block (“obstruct or prevent”); something that blocks something else.
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.

    “Because in 1937 Benjamin is still an apprentice, he remains bound to the Eastern Finland Hat Factory. […] Benjamin now does much of the same work as the master cutters and blockers and enjoys their grudging approval of his skills.”

13. (in-compounds)A resident or member of a particular block.

    “For some inexplicable reason, remote controls are allowed only on D block (the drug-free block). Result? D blockers trade their remotes for drugs. Prison logic.”

14. (Australia, UK, obsolete, slang)Synonym of block ornament (“a cheap piece of meat of poor quality”).

    “Forced to substitute a ‘blocker’ of meat, with its cheap accompaniment of bread and vegetables..for poultry and rump-steaks.”

name

1. A surname.