1. a person who puts fetters (chains or shackles) on someone or something

Examples

• The fetterer secured the prisoner's ankles with iron chains.
• In the historical novel, the fetterer was portrayed as a cruel enforcer of the law.
• The fetterer's job was to ensure that no captive could escape.
• She refused to be a fetterer of her children's dreams and ambitions.
• The fetterer worked methodically, binding each wrist with practiced efficiency.