tranquilizer
Americannoun
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a person or thing that tranquilizes.
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a drug that has a sedative or calming effect without inducing sleep.
Etymology
Origin of tranquilizer
First recorded in 1790–1800; tranquilize + -er 1
Example Sentences
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You’d have needed a tranquilizer gun to keep him from chasing after the next story, and the next, and he was still telling stories until his death in 2015.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2025
A rhino targeted for moving was not subdued by a tranquilizer dart shot from a helicopter.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 16, 2024
It's called xylazine, a commonly-used animal tranquilizer veterinarians routinely employ in their practice.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2023
Officers scrambled to a veterinarian to get a tranquilizer gun and doses of the sedative, only to find that they did not need them.
From Washington Times • Oct. 27, 2023
Even Patrice always had assistants to back him up, and a tranquilizer gun.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
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