noun
- a remote control device for a television or other electronic device
- a device that kills insects using electricity
Usage: informal
Examples
- I can’t find the TV zapper anywhere.
- He grabbed the zapper and changed the channel.
- The zapper’s batteries are dead.
- We hung a bug zapper on the porch to keep mosquitoes away.
- The electric zapper killed dozens of flies overnight.
- She pointed the zapper at the stereo to turn up the volume.
- The outdoor zapper attracts insects with its blue light.