anesthetizer

noun — 2 senses

anesthetizer

noun

Etymology From anesthetize + -er.

1

Dated A person that administers anesthesia

Buller's the best anesthetizer in the state and a splendid fellow besides.1913, Grace S. Richmond, Mrs. Red Pepper:

2

A device with an anesthetic effect

Aunt Ruth has an "electronic anesthetizer" that controls her chronic back pain but also activates the garage door.1991 May 17, Anthony Adler, “Tabloid Truth”, in Chicago Reader:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.