anesthetizer en · NOUN
Etymology
From anesthetize + -er.
Meanings
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(dated) A person that administers anesthesia
Buller's the best anesthetizer in the state and a splendid fellow besides.
1913, Grace S. Richmond, Mrs. Red Pepper:
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A device with an anesthetic effect
Aunt Ruth has an "electronic anesthetizer" that controls her chronic back pain but also activates the garage door.
1991 May 17, Anthony Adler, “Tabloid Truth”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anaesthetiser | alternative | lexicographic | |
| anaesthetizer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| anesthetizers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |