zapper

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  1. noun Slang A destructive device, especially one that destroys by means of electric current or radiation: a bug zapper.
  2. noun Slang A remote-control device for switching a television set on and off and for changing channels.

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  • Occasionally, the tzeet of an unlucky insect landing in the purple light of the bug zapper or the clink of a horseshoe finding its mark would startle Victoria as she sipped at her tea and harangued Elizabeth to come home and take over the business. —  Chapter One
  • Louis realized that the glow was similar to that of the bug-zapper devices he had seen in yards at night, the light sliding beyond visible frequen­cies in a maddening way. —  Prayers to Broken Stones
  • "LuEllen Get the fuckin' zapper…" The zapper was a specialized scanning transmitter that looked like a long-nosed hair dryer. —  John Sandford - The Empress File
  • It's latest fashion zapper is a MP3-enabled beanie cap with a Harry Potteresque name, —  Wired Top Stories
  • If you are looking to buy a zapper, why settle for less than one ... —  The Spark of Yahoo!
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