Good to be heard from!! Its been very busy lately and I dont get on here as often as I used to. This thread got my attention as kid that grew up around coyotes in SD and have always enjoyed hunting them.
To answer your question, a suppressor is what the anti-gun crowd refers to as a silencer. However contrary to what Hollywood would have you believe they don't actually silence a firearm like they do in the movies, they just help minimize some of the detonation noise at the muzzle. And are very useful for predator hunting, especially coyotes!
Better way to write, would have been a suppressor is what the lay person calls a silencer!
That way we can avoid any attempt to make the discussion political.