taser
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taser¹
- /ˈteɪ.zə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈteɪ.zɚ/ US
Rhymes with -eɪzə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
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.
noun tasers · Taser
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A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.
Similar: stun gun
- Any electroshock stun gun.
verb tasers · tasering · tasered · Taser
- To shock a person, thing, individual, or animal with a handheld device with the electric shock that it delivers; to stun with a stun gun.
- To strike verbally or gesturally with ill intents. As I spoke too loudly during the solemn church service, my husband shot me a glance that emotionally tasered me to the point of silence until we returned home 2 hours later.
Similar: tase
Taser²
noun Tasers
- Alternative letter-case form of taser
verb Tasers · Tasering · Tasered
- Alternative letter-case form of taser "In one incident, a large, vicious dog was coming at an officer and he was able to Taser the dog rather than shoot it," Llewellyn said.
TASer³
Where it comes from
From TAS (“tool-assisted speedrun”) + -er.
noun TASers
- A gamer who records speedruns created with the help of software tools.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: capture, captures, tazer, tase, stun gun, electric gun, cycle, shocker, zapper, electrotorture, electroshock, electric shock, shock, shocking, stun, stunner
verb
Similar: tase
Translations
Every language
noun any stun gun
| Español | táser, Taser, pistola táser |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 電擊槍 /电击枪 diànjīqiāng |
| Português | taser |
| Français | taser |
| Deutsch | Elektroschockpistole, Taser |
| Italiano | Taser |
| Русский | электрошо́ковый пистоле́т elektrošókovyj pistolét, электрошо́кер elektrošóker, та́зер tázer, тэ́йзер tɛ́jzer |
| Tiếng Việt | súng kích điện, súng điện |
| العربية | صَاعِق ṣāʕiq, مُسَدَّس صَاعِق musaddas ṣāʕiq |
| עברית | טֵייזר téyzr, שׁוֹקֶר חַשְׁמַלִּי shóker khashmalí |
Talk about this word "taser." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taser. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. taser. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/taser "taser." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/taser.Cite this
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title = {taser},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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