noun
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a device for breathing in therapeutic vapours through the nose or mouth, esp one for relieving nasal congestion or asthma
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a person who inhales
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Origin of inhaler
Example Sentences
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Did the facility provide him with an asthma inhaler?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
Zielinski said UnitedHealth’s pharmacy arm also sent him excessive supplies of a once-a-month tablet to increase bone density and an inhaler that he uses only occasionally to relieve symptoms of a lung disease.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
"For example, when your child is sick, you need to plug in an inhaler, and it can't run on batteries."
From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025
She was also a severe asthmatic, always followed by a "frightened minion carrying her asthma inhaler, as though it were a crown, or a sceptre of some sort".
From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025
Celia handed him the inhaler she always carried.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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