blaster

B2 Topic:War & Conflict

US /ˈblæs.tɚ/ UK /ˈblɑːs.tə/ See IPA manual

Freq #19363

Meanings

1

noun
a powerful fictional hand weapon that fires an energy beam or pulse

The explorer could reach his blaster but refused to shoot the creature.
2

noun
a device used to set off an explosive charge

The demolition crew connected the charges to an electric blaster.
3

noun
a worker whose job is to break rock or structures with explosives

The quarry employed an experienced blaster to prepare each charge.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a powerful fictional hand... ray gunenergy weaponbeam weapon

2 noun · a device used to set off an... detonatorexploder

3 noun · a worker whose job is to... shotfirerchargeman

Word family

Derived forms microblastersandblaster

Related forms blast explosive detonate laser

Etymology

Formed from blast plus the agent or instrument suffix -er. Blast comes from Old English blaest, 'a blowing or gust.' The word can name a person or device that blasts; twentieth-century science fiction extended it to imagined beam and energy weapons.

Topics

War & Conflict

External links

# blaster

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈblæs.tɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈblɑːs.tə/
**Frequency rank:** 19363

## Meanings
1. a powerful fictional hand weapon that fires an energy beam or pulse
2. a device used to set off an explosive charge
3. a worker whose job is to break rock or structures with explosives

## Examples
- The explorer could reach his blaster but refused to shoot the creature.
- The demolition crew connected the charges to an electric blaster.
- The quarry employed an experienced blaster to prepare each charge.

## Synonyms
- ray gun
- energy weapon
- detonator
- shotfirer
- chargeman

## Derived Forms
- microblaster
- sandblaster

## Related Forms
- blast
- explosive
- detonate
- laser

## Etymology
Formed from blast plus the agent or instrument suffix -er. Blast comes from Old English blaest, 'a blowing or gust.' The word can name a person or device that blasts; twentieth-century science fiction extended it to imagined beam and energy weapons.

## Topics
- War & Conflict

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