breathalyser
noun /ˈbreθəlaɪzə(r)/
/ˈbreθəlaɪzər/
(British English) (North American English Breathalyzer™)
- a device used by the police to measure the amount of alcohol in a driver’s breathTopics Law and justicec2Oxford Collocations DictionaryBreathalyser is used before these nouns:
- test
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Word Origin1960s: blend of breath and analyse, + -er.