anesthetizer

English

Alternative forms

• anaesthetizer
• anaesthetiser (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

From anesthetize +‎ -er.

Noun

anesthetizer (plural anesthetizers)

1. (dated) A person that administers anesthesia
   • 1913, Grace S. Richmond, Mrs. Red Pepper‎^[1]:

     Buller's the best anesthetizer in the state and a splendid fellow besides.

2. A device with an anesthetic effect
   • 1991 May 17, Anthony Adler, “Tabloid Truth”, in Chicago Reader‎^[2]:

     Aunt Ruth has an "electronic anesthetizer" that controls her chronic back pain but also activates the garage door.