Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inhaler

/ɪnˈheɪlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.92 in modern English

Syllables: in-haler
IPA: /ɪnˈheɪlɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who inhales.

noun

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.

Example Sentences

"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."
"Smokes incessantly Caporals, using a denicotinizing holder. At frequent intervals inhales from benzedrine inhaler."
"Gay peep shows -- adult magazines, movies, locker room, inhalers."
"For years he'd made relatively light of it, referring to the little inhaler he had to use as his ‘puffer’."

Etymology

From inhale + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈheɪlɚ/
British English: /ɪnˈheɪlə/

Inflected Forms

inhalers (plural)

Derived Forms

autohaler clickhaler noninhaler

Phrases

dry powder inhaler metered-dose inhaler

Frequently Paired Words

antasthmatic antiemphysemic bronchodilatory

Synonyms

inhalator

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce inhaler?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈheɪlɚ/.
What does inhaler mean?: One who inhales.
Where does inhaler come from?: From inhale + -er.

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