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ZAPPER
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents
Example:
a bug zapper
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("zapper" is a kind of...):
electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)
Derivation:
zap (kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting)