Main Entry: Drink·er respirator

Pronunciation: \ˈdriŋ-kər-\

Function: noun

: iron lung

Drinker, Philip (1894–1972), American industrial hygienist. Drinker introduced the Drinker respirator, or iron lung, in 1929. He also invented a small chamber for maintaining respiration in newborn babies. During his career he studied industrial hygiene, the control of air pollution, and toxicology.