taser
/ˈteɪ.zə(ɹ)/US/ˈteɪ.zɚ/
taser noun: a Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.
Noun (1)
taser (plural tasers)
- A Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.
- Synonyms:
- stun gun
- Any electroshock stun gun.
Verb (1)
taser (third-person singular simple present tasers, present participle tasering, simple past and past participle tasered)
- 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.
- 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.
Noun (2) capitalized: Taser
Taser (plural Tasers)
- Alternative letter-case form of taser.
Verb (2) capitalized: Taser
Taser (third-person singular simple present Tasers, present participle Tasering, simple past and past participle Tasered)
- Alternative letter-case form of taser.
- "In one incident, a large, vicious dog was coming at an officer and he was able to Taser the dog rather than shoot it," Llewellyn said.2008 April 2, Jenny May, “Mentor police will purchase”, in Cleveland News-Herald, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2009
Noun (3) capitalized: TASer
TASer (plural TASers)
taser meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese
taser in Arabic
- any stun gun
- صَاعِق ṣāʕiq, مُسَدَّس صَاعِق musaddas ṣāʕiq
taser in Vietnamese
- any stun gun
- súng kích điện, súng điện
Synonyms of taser
Forms of taser
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tasers |
| alternative form | Taser |
| plural | Tasers |
| plural | TASers |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tasers |
| present participle | tasering |
| past participle | tasered |
| past | tasered |
| third-person singular present | Tasers |
| present participle | Tasering |
| past participle | Tasered |
| past | Tasered |
Origin of 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.
From TAS (“tool-assisted speedrun”) + -er.
Words formed from taser
- tase
- tasee
Words that rhyme with taser
Questions about taser
- What does taser mean?
- Taser means a Taser, a handheld device made by Taser International intended to immobilize another by delivering an electric shock.
- What is taser in Arabic?
- Taser in Arabic is صَاعِق (ṣāʕiq), مُسَدَّس صَاعِق (musaddas ṣāʕiq). See Taser meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is taser?
- Taser can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce taser?
- Taser is pronounced /ˈteɪ.zə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of taser?
- The plural of taser is tasers.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: taser (page history and authors); Taser (page history and authors); TASer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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