plural blasters
: someone or something that blasts something: such as
a
: one whose work is shattering or demolishing something (such as rock) with an explosive device or agent
Demolition companies that level buildings with explosive charges—and so are called blasters—have been letting the team plant transmitters in the ill-fated structures …—
Peter Weiss
Peter WeissAt work in their gaslit catacomb the laborers split into the specialty groups that would become standard in tunnel driving: drillers and blasters worked the heading, blasting out the raw rock …—Donald Dale Jackson
Donald Dale Jackson
b
: something that produces a loud sound
specifically
: a radio with powerful speakers : ghetto blaster
… he listens to alternative rock—Live, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Green Day—very loud, dutifully shouting answers over the blaster and the hair dryer. —Fred Schruers
Fred Schruers
c
science fiction
: a handheld weapon similar to a gun that fires bolts of energy instead of physical projectiles
For about $30 each, players don headsets and heavy vests—computer and battery pack in back, and on the front the "haptics" technology that creates physical sensations like the rumble of the spaceship's engines or the tingle of a shot from a blaster rifle hitting your body armor.—Marjie Lambert
Marjie LambertExamples of blaster in a Sentence
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Nerf’s first gel blaster, the Gelfire Mythic, is available at Amazon for $19.99 ($50 off), its lowest price to date.
—Brandon Widder, The Verge, 17 May 2024
Get ready to battle enemies with Stormtrooper blasters or even Darth Vader's iconic lightsaber.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
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Brandon Widder, The Verge, 17 May 2024
Get ready to battle enemies with Stormtrooper blasters or even Darth Vader's iconic lightsaber.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
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“Blaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blaster. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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