diˈstracter
[f. distract v. + -er1.]
One who or that which distracts. In quot.: Something that detracts (from): cf. distract v. 7.
| 1653 H. More Conject. Cabbal. Pref. (1662) 3 Such Inspiration..is no distracter from, but an accomplisher and an enlarger of the humane faculties. |