Meanings
nounventilator (plural ventilators)
plural ventilators
- medicineA machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.
Near-synonym: respirator
Synonyms: respirator
- figurativelySome behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation.
A lover's quarrel is made up of jealousies, doubts, hopes, fears, and all sorts of fantastic fancies: a matrimonial dispute, on the contrary, is composed of familiar and ordinary matter, a sort of ventilator to the temper!
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “An Act of Parliament”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 188
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.
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nouna device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂weh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂wḗh₁ti
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂wéh₁n̥ts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂wéh₁n̥tos
- Proto-Italic*wē̆ntos
- Latinventus
- Latinventulus
- Latinventilō
- Latinventilātus
- Englishventilate
- Englishventilator
From ventilate + -or; cf. Latin ventilator.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans ventilator
- ventilatordevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
Arabic مِرْوَحَة
- مِرْوَحَة (mirwaḥa)device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
Catalan ventilador, respirador mèdic
- ventiladordevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- respirador mèdicmedicine: machine to help breathing
- ventilador mecànicmedicine: machine to help breathing
Chinese Mandarin 通風器 /通风器, 換氣機 /换气机
- 通風器 /通风器 (tōngfēngqì)device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- 換氣機 /换气机 (huànqìjī)device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- 呼吸機 /呼吸机 (hūxījī)medicine: machine to help breathing
- 呼吸器 (hūxīqì)medicine: machine to help breathing
Czech ventilátor, ventilátor
- ventilátordevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- ventilátormedicine: machine to help breathing
Danish ventilator, respirator
- ventilatordevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- respiratormedicine: machine to help breathing
Dutch ventilator, beademingsapparaat
- ventilatordevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- beademingsapparaatmedicine: machine to help breathing
Finnish ilmanvaihtokone, hengityskone
- ilmanvaihtokonedevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- hengityskonemedicine: machine to help breathing
French ventilateur, respirateur artificiel
- ventilateurdevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- respirateur artificielmedicine: machine to help breathing
- respirateurmedicine: machine to help breathing
German Lüfter, Beatmungsgerät
- Lüfterdevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- Beatmungsgerätmedicine: machine to help breathing
Hebrew ונטילטור, מאוורר
- ונטילטורdevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- מאווררdevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
Hungarian ventilátor, szellőztető
- ventilátordevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- szellőztetődevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- elszívódevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- légelszívódevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- légcserélődevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- lélegeztetőgépmedicine: machine to help breathing
Indonesian penggemar
- penggemardevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
Japanese ベンチレーター, 人工呼吸器
- ベンチレーター (benchirētā)device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- 人工呼吸器 (jinkō kokyūki)medicine: machine to help breathing
Korean 인공호흡기, 인공호흡기
- 인공호흡기 (in'gonghoheupgi)device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- 인공호흡기 (in'gonghoheupgi)medicine: machine to help breathing
Lithuanian ventiliatorius
- ventiliatoriusdevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
Malay kipas
- kipasdevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
Polish wentylator, respirator
- wentylatordevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- respiratormedicine: machine to help breathing
Portuguese ventilador, circulador de ar
- ventiladordevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- circulador de ardevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- exaustordevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
Romanian ventilator
- ventilatordevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
Russian вентиля́тор
- вентиля́тор (ventiljátor)device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
Spanish ventilador, respirador
- ventiladordevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- respiradormedicine: machine to help breathing
Swedish respirator
- respiratormedicine: machine to help breathing
Tagalog bentilador
- bentiladordevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
Turkish vantilatör, solunum cihazı
- vantilatördevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- solunum cihazımedicine: machine to help breathing
Vietnamese máy thông gió, bộ thông gió
- máy thông giódevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
- bộ thông giódevice that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air
Welsh gwyntiedydd
- gwyntiedyddmedicine: machine to help breathing
Cite this entry
APA
ventilator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventilator
MLA
“ventilator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventilator. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ventilator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ventilator.
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