English word origin

Etymology of Taser

Source etymology material for Taser; no narrative etymology was supplied in this snapshot.

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗

noun

Alternative letter-case form of taser.

verb

Alternative letter-case form of taser.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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Dump: 2026-10-01 · Extracted: 2026-10-30. These are snapshot dates, not the word’s first attestation or the page’s revision date.

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Machine-source provenance

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