1. devices or tools used to fill something with air or gas
2. people who inflate or exaggerate something

Examples

• The bike shop sells various inflaters for different tire valves.
• Electric inflaters make it easy to pump up car tires quickly.
• Pool inflaters help fill large floats and toys with air.
• Manual inflaters require more effort but work without electricity.
• The critics accused the politicians of being inflaters of their own achievements.
• Price inflaters in the market drove costs higher than necessary.