ventilator

[ ven-tl-ey-ter ]

/ ˈvɛn tlˌeɪ tər /

SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR ventilator ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person or thing that ventilates.

a contrivance or opening for replacing foul or stagnant air with fresh air.

Medicine/Medical. a respirator.

Nearby words

Origin of ventilator

First recorded in 1735–45; ventilate + -or²

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for ventilator

They want money, not to shut off the ventilator of a particular patient.
How Your Pacemaker Will Get Hacked|Kaiser Health News|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Sometimes you might withdraw a ventilator in cases of very severe and permanent neurological damage,” Joffe said.
U.K. Courts Grant Mother Right to End Her 12-Year-Old Disabled Daughter’s Life|Elizabeth Picciuto|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He lectured the witness that the location of two ventilator fans was very important “because it will show you are lying.”
Pistorius’s Cross-Examination Could Have Been Grounds for a Mistrial in a U.S. Court|James D. Zirin|May 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is paralyzed, breathes through a ventilator, and communicates via a sophisticated computer.
A Brief History of Hawking’s Boycott|Matthew Kalman|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Early signs indicate the windpipe is working, Hannah's doctors announced Tuesday, although she is still on a ventilator.
The Power of Stem Cell Research Saves a Little Girl|Ilana Glazer|May 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The oven is provided with a ventilator, which carries off the odour of baked or roasted meats.
Household Administration|Various
Olga Obosky was well forward, seated on the edge of a partially wrecked skylight and ventilator.
West Wind Drift|George Barr McCutcheon
But even if it stood open it would hardly occur to any one to try the screws of the ventilator one after another.
Timar's Two Worlds|Mr Jkai
He left the curve in the machine, closed the ventilator in the wall over his desk, and turned on the burglar alarm.
The Romantic Analogue|W.W. Skupeldyckle
As they drew near he perceived that it was a large ship's ventilator.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 28, 1914|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ventilator

ventilator

/ (ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtə) /

noun

an opening or device, such as a fan, used to ventilate a room, building, etc

med a machine that maintains a flow of air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe normally

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for ventilator

ventilator

1743, agent noun from ventilate. Latin ventilator meant "a winnower."

ventilator

noun

RELATED WORDS

Nearby words

Origin of ventilator

Examples from the Web for ventilator

ventilator

noun

ventilator