ectoblaster en · NOUN
Etymology
From ecto- + blaster, likely originally coined to describe the "proton packs" and "neutrona wands" in the movie Ghostbusters (1984).
Meanings
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A fictional energy weapon designed to destroy or capture ghosts.
We could use Holtzmann's ecto-blaster thingies right about now.
2017 July 11, Kevin Hearne, Besieged: Book Nine: Stories from The Iron Druid Chronicles, Del Rey, →ISBN:[…] whether he's a prize bare-knuckle fighter who'll beat me to paste then chew off my nose, whether he's an ex-Nazi sympathiser with a secret Thule Society ectoblaster instead of a cock[…]
2011 July 21, Simon Spurrier, Contract, Hachette UK, →ISBN:A scaly hand grabbed Gloom's ecto-blaster and pulled it from its holster. A second ugly Ghoul examined the weapon closely.
2010, Andrew Newbound, Ghoul Strike!, Scholastic Inc., →ISBN, page 174:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ectoblasters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ecto-blaster | alternative | lexicographic |