breathalyzer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈbɹɛθəlaɪzɚ/ (US)
Etymology
Blend of breath + analyzer. Originally a trademark of Smith & Wesson. Equivalent to breathalyze + -er.
Meanings
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A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.
During the three day class we took one day of classroom study followed by one day of operating the breathalyzer and one day of drinking. Yes, I said drinking. […] I hated it but I got it down long enough to take the breathalyzer test. I blew a .11 on the model 900A Breathalyzer.
2012, G. Douglas Ward, Memories of a Small-Town Cop, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 73:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| breathalyser | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| breathalyzers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (35)
it etilometro (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · de Blasrohr (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · ko 음주측정기 (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · cs alkohol test (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · pl alkomat (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · he יַנְשׁוּף (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · pl balonik (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · fi alkometri (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · pt etilómetro (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · fr éthylomètre (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · ca alcoholímetre (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · pt etilômetro (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · pt alcoolómetro (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · pt bafómetro (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · fr éthylotest (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · cmn 酒精檢測儀 /酒精检测仪 (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · ru алкотестер (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · fr alcootest (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · pt balão (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · eu alkoholimetro (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · gl alcoholímetro (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · ja アルコール検知器 (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · pt alcoolômetro (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · pt bafômetro (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · es alcoholímetro (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · tr alkolmetre (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · ja アルコールチェッカー (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · cmn 酒精測定器 /酒精测定器 (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · pt alcoolímetro (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · cs foukací balónek (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · es alcotest (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · de Alkoholtester (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · ja アルコール検査器 (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · es borrachómetro (a device that measures alcohol in expired air) · gl alcolímetro (a device that measures alcohol in expired air)