inhaler

[in-hey-ler]

noun

an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.

a respirator.

a person who inhales.

Origin of inhaler

First recorded in 1770–80; inhale + -er¹

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Contemporary Examples of inhaler

Film it on film, no makeup, get the inhaler and the braces in there.
Shailene Woodley Opens Up About Coming of Age, ‘Divergent,’ and the Faults in Our World
Marlow Stern
January 22, 2014

Historical Examples of inhaler

Send 50 cents for one Inhaler and ask for wholesale prices to agents.
Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales
Robert L. Taylor
Ether was given from a Clover's inhaler; one ounce was used.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 1157, March 5, 1898
Various
This may be done with the inhaler on a few occasions at least.
Psychotherapy
James J. Walsh
Make the inhaler steam, and put in the eucalyptus; that is good for the larynx.
A Diversity of Creatures
Rudyard Kipling
There was something in this air which gave the inhaler the certainty of victory, the courage of battle and of unassailable youth.
The Shoulders of Atlas
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

British Dictionary definitions for inhaler

inhaler

noun

a device for breathing in therapeutic vapours through the nose or mouth, esp one for relieving nasal congestion or asthma

a person who inhales

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inhaler in Medicine

inhaler

[ĭn-hā′lər]

n.

A device that produces a vapor to ease breathing or is used to medicate by inhalation, especially a small nasal applicator containing a volatile medicament.inhalator