respirator

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a breathing device for administering long-term artificial respiration
noun a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases

From respirate + -or.

The endotracheal tube had been connected to a Bennett respirator to assist the President’s breathing. — Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, United States. Warren Commission
Give it to me._” She clutched hold of the mask and breathed short and deep, pantingly, making the respirator click. — A farewell to arms, Ernest Hemingway
RESPIRATOR, n. An apparatus fitted over the nose and mouth of an inhabitant of London, whereby to filter the visible universe in its passage to the lungs. — The Devil's Dictionary, Ambrose Bierce

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