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Definition of breathalyser noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

breathalyser

noun
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪzə(r)/
 
/ˈbreθəlaɪzər/
 (British English)
(North American English Breathalyzer™)
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  1. a device used by the police to measure the amount of alcohol in a driver’s breathTopics Law and justicec2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBreathalyser is used before these nouns:
    • test
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    Word Origin1960s: blend of breath and analyse, + -er.
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