taser
/ˈteɪ.zɚ/
UK: /ˈteɪ.zə(ɹ)/
TEꞮ · zɚ (2 syllables)
English
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Definition
A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.
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.
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