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
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Cocaine is used in dentistry and surgery as an anesthetizer.
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Buller's the best anesthetizer in the state and a splendid fellow besides.
Mrs. Red Pepper 1912
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"It really serves as a great anesthetizer for whatever ails you," Ms. Fowler observed.
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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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