1. plural of fetterer; people or things that fetter or restrain
Usage: Usually used in formal or literary contexts

Examples

• The fetterers of progress were finally overcome by the reformers.
• Those who act as fetterers of free speech undermine democratic values.
• The chains and fetterers of the past no longer held the nation back.
• Economic regulations can become fetterers of innovation if poorly designed.
• The fetterers of human potential often work in the shadows of bureaucracy.