Dictionary

inhaler en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈheɪlɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ɪnˈhɛjlə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
• /ənˈhæɪlə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /ɪnˈheɪlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From inhale + -er.

Meanings

1. One who inhales.
   • The exposure of the mouse lungs to smoke was, of course, relatively mild as compared with the exposure of the lungs of a human smoke-inhaler who gets true cancer. 1963, Consumers Union of United States, Consumer reports, volume 28, page 277:
2. A device with a canister holding medicine (either in powder or gas form) which is sprayed and inhaled by the patient, often for treating asthma and other respiratory diseases.
   • For years he'd made relatively light of it, referring to the little inhaler he had to use as his ‘puffer’. 1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 96:
   • Smokes incessantly Caporals, using a denicotinizing holder. At frequent intervals inhales from benzedrine inhaler. 1953, Ian Fleming, “Dossier for M”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 20:
   • Gay peep shows -- adult magazines, movies, locker room, inhalers. 1976 April 10, “Classified advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 18:

Forms

Deriveds

clickhaler · autohaler · dry powder inhaler · metered-dose inhaler · noninhaler

Relateds

bronchodilatory · antiemphysemic · antasthmatic

Translations (26)

tl langhapan (canister containing medicine) · sv inhalator (canister containing medicine) · nn inhalator (canister containing medicine) · ar مِنْشَقَة (canister containing medicine) · bg инхалатор (canister containing medicine) · it inalatore (canister containing medicine) · pt inalador (canister containing medicine) · nl inhalator (canister containing medicine) · pl inhalator (canister containing medicine) · da inhalator (canister containing medicine) · tr inhalatör (canister containing medicine) · pt bombinha (canister containing medicine) · cmn 吸入器 (canister containing medicine) · ko 흡입기 (canister containing medicine) · mk инхала́тор (canister containing medicine) · fi inhalaattori (canister containing medicine) · nb inhalator (canister containing medicine) · es inhalador (canister containing medicine) · mk аероста́т (canister containing medicine) · ru ингаля́тор (canister containing medicine) · de Inhalator (canister containing medicine) · fr inhalateur (canister containing medicine) · cs inhalátor (canister containing medicine) · ja 吸入器 (canister containing medicine) · ro inhalator (canister containing medicine) · cmn 噴藥器 /喷药器 (canister containing medicine)