1. people who wheeze or breathe with difficulty
Usage: plural of wheezer
2. old or worn-out things, especially vehicles or machines
Usage: informal

Examples

• The wheezers in our family always carry inhalers during allergy season.
• Several wheezers gathered at the asthma support group meeting.
• Those old wheezers in the parking lot barely made it up the hill.
• The mechanic specialized in fixing wheezers that other shops had given up on.
• My grandfather’s collection of wheezers included a 1970s pickup truck.
• The wheezers struggled to keep up during the morning jog.