ˈlimə̇d.ə(r), -ə̇tə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: alteration (influenced by -er ) of Middle English limitour, from limiten to limit + -our -or
: one that limits
continue to rely on competition as the principal limiter of private economic power — E.S.Mason
as
a. : current limiter
b. : an electronic device for limiting a train of electrical oscillations to a uniform prescribed amplitude