diverter

Meaning

1. A person or thing that diverts.
2. A valve used to change the flow of fluid through a system of pipes.
3. A device for forwarding calls to another telephone line.
4. One who uses diversionary tactics.

Synonyms

commutator

current divider

deflector

reverser

splitter

steering gear

subverter

polereverser

upsetter

guide apparatus

shunt resistance

steering device

shunting resistance

parallel regulator

shunt rheostat

shunt field rheostat

reversing apparatus

diverted stream

Translations

ανατροπέας

desviador

Etymology

From divert + -er.