English Explanatory Dictionary

taser

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.
  2. Any electroshock stun gun.
verb
  1. To shock a person, thing, individual, or animal with a handheld device with the electric shock that it delivers; to stun with a stun gun.
  2. To strike verbally or gesturally with ill intents.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of taser.
verb
  1. Alternative letter-case form of taser.
noun
  1. A gamer who records speedruns created with the help of software tools.

Pronunciation

/ˈteɪ.zə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-taser.wav /ˈteɪ.zɚ/

Word forms

taser tasers tasering tasered

Etymology

Acronym of the science fiction story Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle. Coined in the early 1970s by the inventor Jack Cover originally as TSER, to which he later added the letter A to ease pronunciation. Genericization of the trademark Taser.

Synonyms

stun gun tase

Related words

stun gun cattle prod electric fence mace pepper spray laser maser phaser

Derived words

tase tasee
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