lightsaber
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lightsaber
- /ˈlaɪtˌseɪ.bə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈlaɪtˌseɪ.bɚ/ Canada, US
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From light + saber; coined by American filmmaker and philanthropist George Lucas for the Star Wars film franchise. First mentioned in the film Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope) which was released on May 25, 1977.
noun lightsabers · light saber · lightsabre
- A sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light or energy. [Obi-Wan Kenobi to Luke Skywalker] Your father's lightsaber. This is the weapon of a Jedi Knight. Not as clumsy or random as a blaster. An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.
- A real-world toy, prop, or device fashioned after the fictional lightsaber. The country’s fencing federation has officially recognised lightsaber duelling as a competitive sport, granting the weapon from George Lucas’s space saga the same status as the foil, epee and sabre, the traditional blades used at the Olympics.
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noun a fictional type of sword
| Español | sable de luz, sable láser, espada de luz, espada láser |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 라이트세이버 raiteuseibeo, 광선검 gwangseon'geom, 광검 gwanggeom |
| 日本語 | ライトセーバー raitosēbā, 光の剣 hikari no ken |
| 中文 | 光劍 /光剑 guāngjiàn |
| Português | sabre de luz |
| Français | sabre laser, sabre-laser, sabrolaser |
| Deutsch | Lichtschwert, Laserschwert |
| Italiano | spada laser |
| Ελληνικά | φωτόσπαθο fotóspatho |
| Română | sabie laser |
| Русский | светово́й меч svetovój meč, светоша́шка svetošáška |
| Tiếng Việt | kiếm ánh sáng |
| العربية | سَيْف الضَّوْءِ sayf aḍ-ḍawʔi |
| עברית | חֶרֶב אוֹר khérev 'or |
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title = {lightsaber},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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