tranquilizer

or tran·quil·liz·er

[ trang-kwuh-lahy-zer ]
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noun
  1. a person or thing that tranquilizes.

  2. a drug that has a sedative or calming effect without inducing sleep.

Origin of tranquilizer

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; tranquilize + -er1

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