Intercepter

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Intercepter \In`ter*cept"er\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, intercepts. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Mil.) A high-speed fighter airplane with fast-climbing
        capability, used to intercept enemy airplanes or identify


        unknown aircraft and engage them in combat if necessary;
        also, a missile which intercepts and destroys incoming
        missiles or airplanes.
        [PJC]