tranquillizer
noun/ˈtræŋkwəlaɪzə(r)/
/ˈtræŋkwəlaɪzər/
(also tranquilliser)
(both British English) (North American English tranquilizer)
- a drug used to reduce anxiety (= worry and stress)
- She's on (= regularly takes) tranquillizers.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryTranquillizer/tranquilizer is used before these nouns:- gun
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