"zapper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈzæp.ə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: en-us-zapper.ogg [US] Forms: zappers [plural]
enPR: zăpʹə [UK] (note: r) Rhymes: -æpə(ɹ) Etymology: Etymology tree English zap Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English zapper From zap + -er. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|zap|-er<id:agent noun>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English zap Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English zapper [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjective", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-āzijos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ārius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-ārijaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-ārī", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ere", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-er", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "zapper", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="zapper"> From zap + -er. Head templates: {{en-noun}} zapper (plural zappers)
  1. (colloquial) A remote control for a television. Tags: colloquial Translations (remote control): kaukosäädin (Finnish), kake [colloquial] (Finnish), zapette [feminine] (French), zappette [feminine] (French), Fernbedienung [feminine] (German), mando a distancia [masculine] (Spanish), fjärrkontroll [common-gender] (Swedish), пульт керування (pulʹt keruvannja) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-zapper-en-noun-GekyG7cs Disambiguation of 'remote control': 97 1 0 1
  2. (colloquial) A device that electrifies or electrocutes. Tags: colloquial Hyponyms: bug zapper Translations (device that electrifies or electrocutes): Elektroschocker [masculine] (German), Elektroschockgerät [neuter] (German)
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  3. (colloquial, figuratively, by extension) Anything that exterminates. Tags: broadly, colloquial, figuratively Translations (anything that exterminates): Vernichter [masculine] (German)
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  4. (slang) A microwave oven. Tags: slang
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: like a bug to a zapper

Verb [French]

IPA: /za.pe/ Audio: Fr-zapper.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-zapper.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-zapper.wav [France] (note: Somain)
Etymology: Borrowed from English zap. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|en:zap}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "zap", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "zapper", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="zapper">, {{bor+|fr|en|zap}} Borrowed from English zap Head templates: {{fr-verb}} zapper Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], zapper [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], zappant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], zappé [participle, past], zappe [first-person, indicative, present, singular], zappes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], zappe [indicative, present, singular, third-person], zappons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], zappez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], zappent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], zappais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], zappais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], zappait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], zappions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], zappiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], zappaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], zappai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], zappas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], zappa [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], zappâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], zappâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], zappèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], zapperai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], zapperas [future, indicative, second-person, singular], zappera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], zapperons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], zapperez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], zapperont [future, indicative, plural, third-person], zapperais [conditional, first-person, singular], zapperais [conditional, second-person, singular], zapperait [conditional, singular, third-person], zapperions [conditional, first-person, plural], zapperiez [conditional, plural, second-person], zapperaient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], zappe [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], zappes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], zappe [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], zappions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], zappiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], zappent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], zappasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], zappasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], zappât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], zappassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], zappassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], zappassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], zappe [imperative, second-person, singular], zappons [first-person, imperative, plural], zappez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to channel-hop, channel surf
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  2. (figuratively) to dither, change one's opinion rapidly, vacillate Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-zapper-fr-verb-qzOyoy4W Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 36 30 17 17
  3. to skip over
    Sense id: en-zapper-fr-verb-0jtzBawE Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 36 30 17 17
  4. (informal) to forget Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-zapper-fr-verb-~ymuMxGs Categories (other): French verbs with conjugation -er Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 36 30 17 17

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nEnglish zap\nProto-Indo-European *-yósder.\nProto-Italic *-āzijos\nLatin -āriusnom.\nLatin -āriusbor.\nProto-Germanic *-ārijaz\nProto-West Germanic *-ārī\nOld English -ere\nMiddle English -ere\nEnglish -er\nEnglish zapper\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"agent noun\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"nom.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Nominalization of\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"adjective\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"adjective\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"suffix\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-yós\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Italic\", \"term\" : \"*-āzijos\", \"lang\" : \"itc-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-ārius\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"nominalization\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Latin\", \"term\" : \"-ārius\", \"lang\" : \"la\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*-ārijaz\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-West Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*-ārī\", \"lang\" : \"gmw-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old English\", \"term\" : \"-ere\", \"lang\" : \"ang\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"-ere\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"-er\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"zapper\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"zapper\">\nFrom zap + -er.",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "sense": "remote control",
      "word": "пульт керування"
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    "French terms derived from English",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French verbs",
    "French verbs with conjugation -er",
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      "form": "zappassent",
      "ipa": "/za.pas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zappe",
      "ipa": "/zap/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zappons",
      "ipa": "/za.pɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zappez",
      "ipa": "/za.pe/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "zapper",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to channel-hop, channel surf"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "channel-hop",
          "channel-hop"
        ],
        [
          "channel surf",
          "channel surf"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to dither, change one's opinion rapidly, vacillate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dither",
          "dither"
        ],
        [
          "vacillate",
          "vacillate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to dither, change one's opinion rapidly, vacillate"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to skip over"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to forget"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "forget",
          "forget"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) to forget"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/za.pe/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-zapper.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f6/Fr-zapper.ogg/Fr-zapper.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Fr-zapper.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-zapper.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-zapper.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-zapper.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-zapper.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-WikiLucas00-zapper.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Lyon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-zapper.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/36/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-J%C3%A9r%C3%A9my-G%C3%BCnther-Heinz_J%C3%A4hnick-zapper.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-J%C3%A9r%C3%A9my-G%C3%BCnther-Heinz_J%C3%A4hnick-zapper.wav.mp3",
      "note": "Somain",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/36/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-J%C3%A9r%C3%A9my-G%C3%BCnther-Heinz_J%C3%A4hnick-zapper.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-J%C3%A9r%C3%A9my-G%C3%BCnther-Heinz_J%C3%A4hnick-zapper.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "France"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "zapper"
}

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