breathalyser

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A form of breathalyzer — A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.

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Meanings

nounbreathalyser (plural breathalysers)

plural breathalysers

  1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of breathalyzer.

    She famously could not drive, but she introduced the breathalyser test to prosecute drunks who tried to.

    2025 November 26, Howard Johnston, “Top 10: Influential ministers: Barbara Castle 1965-68”, in RAIL, number 1049, page 61

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna device that measures chemicals (especially the alcohol content) in a person's expired breath

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device
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breathalyser,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breathalyser.

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