aerophor

noun

aero·​phor ˈer-ō-ˌfȯr 

plural aerophors

: a device for supplying air to the mouth of a wind-instrument player by means of a pedal bellows so that tones may be indefinitely sustained

Word History

Etymology

German aerophor, from aer- + -phor -phore

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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