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Ventilator

//ˈvɛntɪleɪtə// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or noxious air.
  2. 2
    a device that facilitates breathing in cases of respiratory failure wordnet
  3. 3
    A machine that moves breathable air into and out of the lungs of a patient who is unable to breathe sufficiently.

    "Near-synonym: respirator"

  4. 4
    a device (such as a fan) that introduces fresh air or expels foul air wordnet
  5. 5
    Some behaviour or happening that relieves a tense atmosphere or situation. figuratively

    "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!"

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  1. 6
    A play or an actor so bad as to empty the theater. obsolete, slang

Etymology

From ventilate + -or; cf. Latin ventilator.

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