( BrE ) ( NAmE Breath·alyzer ™) / ˈbreθəlaɪzə(r); NAmE / noun
a device used by the police to measure the amount of alcohol in a driver's breath
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: blend of breath and analyse , + -er .
( BrE ) ( NAmE Breath·alyzer ™) / ˈbreθəlaɪzə(r); NAmE / noun
a device used by the police to measure the amount of alcohol in a driver's breath
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WORD ORIGIN
1960s: blend of breath and analyse , + -er .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005