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English
Etymology 1
laze + -er
Noun
lazer (plural lazers)
- One who lazes.
1977, Ray Bradbury, Long After Midnight, page 10:He had worked on the motor and run it from city to dead city, through the lands of the idlers and roustabouts, the dreamers and lazers, […]
Etymology 2
Eye dialect of laser.
Noun
lazer (plural lazers)
- (slang) Laser.
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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese lezer, from Latin licēre (“to be allowed; to be permitted”). Possibly influenced by Old French leisir (compare Galician lecer).
Pronunciation
Noun
lazer m (plural lazeres)
- leisure (time free from engagement)
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from French laser or from English laser.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (standard) /ˈla.zæɾ/, /ˈla.zɛɾ/
- IPA(key): (common) /ɫaˈzæɾ/, /ɫaˈzɛɾ/, /ˈɫa.zæɾ/, /ˈɫa.zɛɾ/
- Hyphenation: la‧zer
Noun
lazer (definite accusative lazeri, plural lazerler)
- (physics) laser
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