Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [zap]
- /zæp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [zap]
- /zæp/
Definitions of zapper word
- verb with object zapper to kill or shoot. 1
- verb with object zapper to attack, defeat, or destroy with sudden speed and force. 1
- verb with object zapper to bombard with electrical current, radiation, laser beams, etc. 1
- verb with object zapper to strike or jolt suddenly and forcefully. 1
- verb with object zapper to cook in a microwave oven. 1
- verb with object zapper to skip over or delete (TV commercials), as by switching channels or pushing a fast-forward button on a playback device: We recorded the show on our VCR but zapped all the commercials. 1
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Origin of zapper
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1940-45; imitative
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Zapper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
zapper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for zapper
noun zapper
- detractor — The detractors of a person or thing are people who criticize that person or thing.
- faultfinder — a person who habitually finds fault, complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
- attacker — You can refer to a person who attacks someone as their attacker.
- carper — to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors.
- caviler — a person who cavils
Antonyms for zapper
noun zapper
- complimenter — a person who compliments
- praiser — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- approval — If you win someone's approval for something that you ask for or suggest, they agree to it.
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- flattery — the act of flattering.
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See also
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