Dictionary

taser en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈteɪ.zə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈteɪ.zɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומאbor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *kswéybʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *swībaną Old English swīfan Old English swift Middle English swift English swiftder. English Swift Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Germanic *rīfaną Proto-Germanic *-lōną Proto-Germanic *rīfilōną Proto-West Germanic *rīfilōn Frankish *rīffilōnbor. Old French riflerbor. Middle English riflen English rifle English TSER English Taser English taser 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.

Meanings

1. A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.
2. (broadly) Any electroshock stun gun.

Forms

Deriveds

tase · tasee

Relateds

mace · pepper spray · cattle prod · stun gun · electric fence

Synonyms

stun gun

Translations (34)

hu sokkoló (any stun gun) · es pistola táser (any stun gun) · mk електрошок-на́права (any stun gun) · de Elektroschockpistole (any stun gun) · ar مُسَدَّس صَاعِق (any stun gun) · ar صَاعِق (any stun gun) · pt taser (any stun gun) · mk електрошо́ковен пи́штол (any stun gun) · nl stroomstootwapen (any stun gun) · ru электрошо́кер (any stun gun) · fr taser (any stun gun) · ru тэ́йзер (any stun gun) · es Taser (any stun gun) · fi etälamautin (any stun gun) · vi súng kích điện (any stun gun) · cmn 電擊槍 /电击枪 (any stun gun) · mk те́јзер (any stun gun) · es táser (any stun gun) · fi sähkötainnutin (any stun gun) · mk пи́штол за зашемету́вање (any stun gun) · eo tasero (any stun gun) · tr elektroşok silahı (any stun gun) · ru электрошо́ковый пистоле́т (any stun gun) · it Taser (any stun gun) · mk електрошо́кер (any stun gun) · da taser (any stun gun) · ru та́зер (any stun gun) · da strømpistol (any stun gun) · mi pū hiko (any stun gun) · vi súng điện (any stun gun) · de Taser (any stun gun) · he שׁוֹקֶר חַשְׁמַלִּי (any stun gun) · uk електрошо́кер (any stun gun) · he טֵייזר (any stun gun)

wikipedia: Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle · wikipedia: Jack Cover

taser en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈteɪ.zə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈteɪ.zɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומאbor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom Proto-Indo-European *ksweybʰ-der. Proto-Indo-European *kswéybʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *swībaną Old English swīfan Old English swift Middle English swift English swiftder. English Swift Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyp- Proto-Germanic *rīfaną Proto-Germanic *-lōną Proto-Germanic *rīfilōną Proto-West Germanic *rīfilōn Frankish *rīffilōnbor. Old French riflerbor. Middle English riflen English rifle English TSER English Taser English taser 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.

Meanings

1. 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.
2. (figuratively) 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.

Forms

Relateds

laser · maser · phaser

Synonyms

tase

wikipedia: Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle · wikipedia: Jack Cover