channel zappern.

Brit.

/ˈtʃanl ˌzapə/, U.S.

/ˈtʃæn(ə)l ˌzæpər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: channel n.¹, zapper n.

Etymology: < channel n.¹ + zapper n.With sense 1 compare earlier channel hopper n. 2.

colloquial.

1. A person who (habitually) changes frequently between television channels; = channel surfer n.

ΚΠ

1985 Wall Street Jrnl. 15 July (Eastern ed.) 16/2 Following this is ‘Made For TV’, a video by Ann Magnuso,..appearing as a different woman on each of a dozen TV shows, tuned in and out by an ardent channel-zapper.

1995 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 Nov. ii. 42/1 The whole experience feels as if your computer had been taken over by a bratty, anarchistic channel zapper.

2008 Times (Nexis) 12 Jan. 37 The editing averages one cut every two seconds. This is television for channel zappers.

2. A remote-control device for a television. Cf. zapper n. Additions.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > broadcasting > television > transmitting or receiving apparatus > [noun] > television set > remote control device

channel changer1955

zapper1984

channel zapper1985

1985 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 5 Aug. c1/1 How is the TV industry coping with channel zappers and volume reducers that allow viewers to tune out commercials with the flick of a remote-control button?

1993 Independent 12 May 17/3 16- to 25-year-olds, an age group notoriously light fingered with the channel zapper if its interest is lost.

2009 S. Wales Argus (Nexis) 2 Apr. It seems husband Richard has already been spending a deal too much time on the sofa, channel zapper in hand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	channel zapper
释义	channel zappern. Brit. /ˈtʃanl ˌzapə/, U.S. /ˈtʃæn(ə)l ˌzæpər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: channel n.¹, zapper n. Etymology: < channel n.¹ + zapper n.With sense 1 compare earlier channel hopper n. 2. colloquial. 1. A person who (habitually) changes frequently between television channels; = channel surfer n. ΚΠ 1985 Wall Street Jrnl. 15 July (Eastern ed.) 16/2 Following this is ‘Made For TV’, a video by Ann Magnuso,..appearing as a different woman on each of a dozen TV shows, tuned in and out by an ardent channel-zapper. 1995 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 19 Nov. ii. 42/1 The whole experience feels as if your computer had been taken over by a bratty, anarchistic channel zapper. 2008 Times (Nexis) 12 Jan. 37 The editing averages one cut every two seconds. This is television for channel zappers. 2. A remote-control device for a television. Cf. zapper n. Additions. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > television > transmitting or receiving apparatus > [noun] > television set > remote control device channel changer1955 zapper1984 channel zapper1985 1985 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald-Jrnl. 5 Aug. c1/1 How is the TV industry coping with channel zappers and volume reducers that allow viewers to tune out commercials with the flick of a remote-control button? 1993 Independent 12 May 17/3 16- to 25-year-olds, an age group notoriously light fingered with the channel zapper if its interest is lost. 2009 S. Wales Argus (Nexis) 2 Apr. It seems husband Richard has already been spending a deal too much time on the sofa, channel zapper in hand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1985
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