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

29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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Coffee Trivia

There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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