breathalyzer
pronunciation
How to pronounce breathalyzer in British English:
UK ['breθəˌlaɪzə]
How to pronounce breathalyzer in American English:
US ['breθəˌlaɪzə]
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- Noun:
- a device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath
Word Origin
- breathalyzer (n.)
- 1960, from breath + (an)alyzer; an earlier name for it was drunkometer (1934).
Example
- 1. Red bull has been usurped by the portable alcohol breathalyzer .
- 2. Oan we use your breathalyzer ?
- 3. And they found that eight percent of all the spectators willing to take the breathalyzer exam were over the legal limit for driving .
- 4. I show him the breathalyzer .
- 5. While I wait for it , I try out my portable breathalyzer .