zapper
nounUK /ˈzæp.ər/
US /ˈzæp.ɚ/
A zapper is a thing you use to zap bugs or to change TV channels.
Dad grabbed the zapper to switch to the cartoon channel.
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2. A small device that kills insects with a quick electric shock.
She hung the bug zapper outside the tent.
3. A remote control for a television or other device.
Pass me the zapper so I can turn up the volume.
4. A weapon that stuns a person with electricity.
The guard carried a zapper on his belt.
5. Something that quickly destroys or defeats something else.
This new app is a real time zapper.