zapper

Noun

Meaning

(colloquial) A remote control for a television.
The news is starting on the other channel; hand me the zapper.

(colloquial) A device that electrifies or electrocutes.
Hyponym: bug zapper

(colloquial, figuratively, by extension) Anything that exterminates.

(slang) A microwave oven.

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Cinema is dead. I can give you a date - it died on the 31st of September, 1983, when the zapper or the remote control was introduced to the livings rooms of the world. Bang! That's the end. Peter Greenaway

Development The NES Zapper is required for playing Duck Hunt. Source: Internet

Other ways include various gadgets Skuld has built, such as the Mr. Bug Zapper. Source: Internet

Released in November 2007 as a bundle with the Wii Zapper, this game allows players to assume the identity of Link as he progresses through a series of tests to perfect his crossbow marksmanship. Source: Internet

The best of these is the Hyperkin Hyper Blaster - a VR-ready version of a pistol, extremely similar to that of the original NES Zapper from Nintendo. Source: Internet

Herbal Acne Zapper Does tea-tree oil really clear up pimples? Source: Internet

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