noun
phaser
FAYZ
noun
1
A fictional energy-beam weapon, especially the one used in the Star Trek science-fiction series.
"The captain ordered the crew to set phasers to stun."
verb
1
To shoot someone or something with a phaser.
"In the episode, the away team gets phasered by hostile aliens."
How to Use Phaser
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA made-up laser-type gun from science fiction, most famously in Star Trek.
Common pairings
set phasers to stun
fire a phaser
Word Forms
phasered past tense, phasers singular
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Etymology
Coined for the Star Trek TV series as a blend suggesting a "phased energy rectifier"; it was later popularized as shorthand for any futuristic ray-gun weapon.