"blastor" meaning in All languages combined

See blastor on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: blast + -or Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|blast|or}} blast + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} blastor (plural blastors) Forms: blastors [plural]
  1. (science fiction) Alternative form of blaster (“hand weapon”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: blaster (extra: hand weapon)
    Sense id: blastor-en-noun-glOsaLLS Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -or Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction Hypernyms: energy weapon, ray gun

Inflected forms

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