| 1. | a masklike device, usually of gauze, worn over the mouth, or nose and mouth, to prevent the inhalation of noxious substances or the like. |
| 2. | British. gas mask. |
| 3. | Medicine/Medical. an apparatus to produce artificial respiration. |
respirator res·pi·ra·tor (rěs'pə-rā'tər)
n.
A device that supplies oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and carbon dioxide for breathing, used especially in artificial respiration. Also called inhalator.
A screenlike device worn over the mouth or nose or both to protect the respiratory tract.