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zapper

/ˈzæp.ə(ɹ)/
noun
  1. A remote control for a television.

    "The news is starting on the other channel; hand me the zapper."

  2. A device that electrocutes ("zaps") with a high voltage, e.g. a bug zapper.

  3. (by extension) Anything that exterminates.

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