painkiller

/ˈpeɪnˌkɪlə(ɹ)/noun

A medicine taken to reduce or stop pain.

Example sentences

“The dentist told me to take a painkiller if my tooth started aching.”
“He took a painkiller for his headache and lay down for an hour.”

The everyday word; doctors write 'analgesic' for the same thing.

Synonyms for painkiller

analgesic
pain reliever

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