Definitions

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  • noun dated A person that administers anesthesia
  • noun A device with an anesthetic effect

Etymologies

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anesthetize +‎ -er

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Examples

  • Cocaine is used in dentistry and surgery as an anesthetizer.

    CNN Transcript Jul 18, 2007 2007

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

    Mrs. Red Pepper 1912

  • "It really serves as a great anesthetizer for whatever ails you," Ms. Fowler observed.

    post-gazette.com - News 2009

  • The popular "Fall of the Hulks" continues in Incredible Hulk #607, as the Leader and M.O.D.O.K. observe Victor Von Doom’s futile efforts to strike back at the Intelligentsia who hit him last issue with a neural anesthetizer, leaving him dumber than dirt.

    Rayboy's Review: Incredible Hulk #607 (Marvel) Chuck Wells 2010

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