zapper

== English == === Etymology === From zap + -er. === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: zăpʹə(r), IPA(key): /ˈzæp.ə(ɹ)/ Rhymes: -æpə(ɹ) === Noun === zapper (plural zappers) (colloquial) A remote control for a television. (colloquial) A device that electrifies or electrocutes. Hyponym: bug zapper (colloquial, figuratively, by extension) Anything that exterminates. (slang) A microwave oven. ==== Derived terms ==== like a bug to a zapper ==== Translations ==== == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English zap. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /za.pe/ === Verb === zapper to channel-hop, channel surf (figuratively) to dither, change one's opinion rapidly, vacillate to skip over (informal) to forget ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “zapper”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012