ZAPPER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An electrical device that can injure or kill by means of electric currents

Example:

a bug zapper

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("zapper" is a kind of...):

electrical device (a device that produces or is powered by electricity)

Derivation:

zap (kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting)