An aerosol generator device has an elongate body (1) with an interior passageway (35) extending longitudinally to its mouth end (4). The device receives an interchangeable, pressurised canister (2) charged with a nicotine containing liquid that is discharged in a metered doses on manual actuation of a button member (7) that causes a valve (18) in the canister to open and discharge through a discharge tube (11). A sleeve (3) releaseably couples the canister (2) to the body (1). The button member (12) is slidably mounted on the body for reciprocal movement along a trigger axis Y— Y extending transversely of the longitudinal axis X-X of the device, and has a manually depressible surface portion (36) and a camming surface portion (38) that drives a slidable nozzle member (12) to press the discharge tube (11) inwardly of the canister to open its valve and release liquid into the nozzle member. Nozzle (32) forms an aerosol from the liquid, which is delivered to the consumer through outlets (9) in the mouth end (4) of the device.SIN RESUMEN (SE SOLICITO MEDIANTE REQUISITO).