tranquillizer

/ ˈtræŋkwɪˌlaɪzə /

noun

1. a drug that calms a person without affecting clarity of consciousness
2. anything that tranquillizes

Example Sentences

“Halt,” he said, patting the tranquillizer gun at his side.

From Nature

By 1973, American doctors were writing more than a hundred million tranquillizer prescriptions a year, and countless patients became hooked.

From The New Yorker

Director Derek Grove said that “as the animal was close to surrounding woodland and dark was approaching, the vet did not believe a tranquillizer dart was a safe option.”

From Washington Times

One of her housemates gives her a tranquillizer and puts her to bed.

From The New Yorker

Things begin to stir as David and the other residents, armed with tranquillizer guns, are forced to go hunting.

From The New Yorker

Related Words

• medication
• narcotic
• opiate
• sleeping pill