zapper
pronunciation
How to pronounce zapper in British English:
UK [ˈzæpə(r)]
How to pronounce zapper in American English:
US [ˈzæpɚ]
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- Noun:
- an electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents
Word Origin
- zapper (n.)
- electrical pest-killer, 1970, from zap.
Example
- 1. Use the zapper to turn off the tv .
- 2. Phishing zapper provides one-step access to the security features that keep your computer safe .
- 3. " Zapper fuel " is now flagged as a sunken temple dungeon quest .
- 4. One will be an infrared zapper , designed to screw with the guidance systems of those advanced missiles .
- 5. Biologists say it 's highly implausible that onions could attract flu virus as a bug zapper traps flies .