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inhaler

  • noun

One who inhales.

Other meanings

  1. 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.

Related words

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

Example sentences

  • “An asthma inhaler makes a big difference.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “inhaler” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.