BLASTER

blaster, chargeman

(noun) a workman employed to blast with explosives

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

blaster (plural blasters)

Anything that, or anyone who blasts.

A device to detonate an explosive, often consisting of a box with a handle to be pressed down.

(science fiction) An unspecified powerful hand weapon, usually one that fires an energy pulse or beam.

(golf, slang) A sand wedge.

Hypernyms

• (science fiction weapon): energy weapon, ray gun

Coordinate terms

• (science fiction weapon): death ray, phaser

Anagrams

• Alberts, Bartels, Bartles, Stabler, Tablers, bralets, labrets, reblast, stabler, tablers

Source: Wiktionary


Blast"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, blasts or destroys.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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