1. plural of etherizer; persons or devices that administer ether as an anesthetic
Usage: historical/medical; chiefly used in 19th and early 20th century medical contexts

Examples

• The hospital employed several skilled etherizers to manage anesthesia during surgical procedures.
• Early etherizers had to carefully control the dosage of ether vapor administered to patients.
• Training programs for etherizers became more formalized as anesthesia became a recognized medical specialty.
• The etherizers worked closely with surgeons to ensure patients remained unconscious throughout operations.