ad blocker
noun
variants
or less commonly adblocker
or ad-blocker
plural ad blockers also adblockers or ad-blockers
: a software application or feature designed to prevent advertisements from loading on a web browser (see browser sense 2)
Before I get too far, I suppose it fair to mention what an ad blocker is. It is a browser add-on that filters the response from a web server, removing items that it thinks are advertisements before the browser starts to render the page.—
Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa)
Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa)The built-in ad blocker wipes out annoying ads, which can improve your browsing speed and limit distractions at work.—cultofmac.com
cultofmac.comWe all know that ads can be quite annoying, popping up on every website and tracking our use across them all. Some may even infect your computer with damaging viruses that are difficult to remove, so we deem it best to install an ad blocker.—Tayo Sogbesan
Tayo SogbesanThe catch these days with ad-blockers is that because many mainstream sites … incorporate pop-up ads as a means of earning revenue …, they often require you to disable your ad-blocker on them (or suggest that you do) to allow those ads to display …—Eyal Goldshmid
Eyal GoldshmidThe only problem … is the pop-up … ads. An adblocker may be able to do the job.—Ali Bajwa
Ali BajwaExamples of ad blocker in a Sentence
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If portions of the page appear blank and an ad blocker is enabled, please disable the ad blocker and refresh the page to ensure full access to the content.
—Austin Mock, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Applications: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome, Firefox, Edge
Features: Kill switch, split tunneling, double-hop, ad blocker, static IP, P2P servers
Any VPN worth its salt claims a no-logs policy, but almost all of them keep some logs.
—Jacob Roach, Wired News, 16 Sep. 2025
Opera, the 30-year-old browser company that pioneered tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, and ad blockers, has about 300 million active users globally.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
FastestVPN also includes malware protection to keep your devices safe from malicious threats and an ad blocker to prevent annoying pop-ups and potentially harmful ads.
—PC Magazine, 16 Aug. 2025
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Austin Mock, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
Applications: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Chrome, Firefox, Edge
Features: Kill switch, split tunneling, double-hop, ad blocker, static IP, P2P servers
Any VPN worth its salt claims a no-logs policy, but almost all of them keep some logs.
—Jacob Roach, Wired News, 16 Sep. 2025
Opera, the 30-year-old browser company that pioneered tabbed browsing, pop-up blocking, and ad blockers, has about 300 million active users globally.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
FastestVPN also includes malware protection to keep your devices safe from malicious threats and an ad blocker to prevent annoying pop-ups and potentially harmful ads.
—PC Magazine, 16 Aug. 2025
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“Ad blocker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ad%20blocker. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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