ZAPPER

zapper

(noun) an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents; “a bug zapper”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

zapper (plural zappers)

(colloquial) A remote control for a television.

A device that electrocutes ("zaps") with a high voltage, e.g. a bug zapper.

(figuratively, by extension) Anything that exterminates.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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