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
Etymology
Origin of inhaler
Example Sentences
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"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
He said he was prescribed an inhaler from a pulmonologist for tightness in his chest.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
She still suffers from a chronic cough and uses an inhaler, she said, adding that “a lot of inhalers were prescribed in the area.”
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025
I have asthma and came back inside wanting an inhaler after three minutes in whatever you’d call that mixture of smog, smoke, and air.
From Slate • Jan. 9, 2025
They had to stop at every floor for her to catch her breath, and she needed to use her inhaler twice, sometimes three times, before the climb was finished.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
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