inhaler

Plural: inhalers

Noun

• A device for administering a substance by inhalation.
• a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion
• One who inhales.
• 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.

Examples

• He needed an inhaler of good vowels, not these consonants for Scrabble!

Synonyms

inhalator

Related Words

antasthmatic, antiemphysemic, bronchodilatory