Zapper

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Intranstive verb

English

Pronunciation

• AHD: /zăpʹər/
• IPA: /ˈzæpə(r)/
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  Rhymes: -æpə(r)

Etymology

zap + -er

Noun

Zapper (plural Zappers)

1. (colloquial) A remote control for a television.

   This channel is lame. Hand me the zapper.

2. A thing that zaps by passing a large voltage, e.g. a bug zapper.
3. (figurative): By extension, any thing capable of extermination.

Translations

remote control

Finnish: kaukosäädin, kake (colloquial)

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French

Intranstive verb

zapper

1. To zap (change channels repeatedly using a remote control.)el:zapper

fr:zapper