lightsabrelightsabern.

Brit.

/ˈlʌɪtseɪbə/, U.S.

/ˈlaɪtˌseɪbər/

Forms: 1900s– lightsaber, 1900s– lightsabre.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light n.¹, sabre n.

Etymology: < light n.¹ + sabre n.Coined by U.S. film-maker George Lucas for the 1977 film Star Wars and subsequent films in the series, in which the weapon is used primarily by the Jedi Order (see Jedi n.) and their foes, the Sith.

In the fictional universe of the Star Wars films: a weapon resembling a sword, but having a destructive beam of light in place of a blade. Also: a toy resembling this.

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1975 G. Lucas Star Wars: from Adventures Luke Starkiller (film script, 3rd draft) (Univ. of Michigan, Donald Hall Coll. Screenplays) xxxiii. Luke. I've taken my speeder and the ‘droids’... I've also taken my father's lightsaber.

1978 E. M. Bernal in Educ. Measurem. & Law: Proc. ETS Invitational Conf. (Educ. Testing Service) i. 29 Lerner wishes to expand her paper... I urge her to adjust her deflector shields, check the atomic batteries in her light sabre, and insert a fresh refill in her ballpoint pen.

1996 Raygun Nov. 77 Shirts off, waving around toy light sabers in a giddy stupor.

2005 Scene (Brisbane) 18 May 40/2 Epic space battles, stunning lightsabre duels..will have..geeks in awe.

2016 @Lhlodder 7 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) A neat part about kids is how they keep you guessing. For example, they could stop by your room at 3AM wielding lightsabers.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lightsabre
释义	lightsabrelightsabern. Brit. /ˈlʌɪtseɪbə/, U.S. /ˈlaɪtˌseɪbər/ Forms: 1900s– lightsaber, 1900s– lightsabre. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: light n.¹, sabre n. Etymology: < light n.¹ + sabre n.Coined by U.S. film-maker George Lucas for the 1977 film Star Wars and subsequent films in the series, in which the weapon is used primarily by the Jedi Order (see Jedi n.) and their foes, the Sith. In the fictional universe of the Star Wars films: a weapon resembling a sword, but having a destructive beam of light in place of a blade. Also: a toy resembling this. ΚΠ 1975 G. Lucas Star Wars: from Adventures Luke Starkiller (film script, 3rd draft) (Univ. of Michigan, Donald Hall Coll. Screenplays) xxxiii. Luke. I've taken my speeder and the ‘droids’... I've also taken my father's lightsaber. 1978 E. M. Bernal in Educ. Measurem. & Law: Proc. ETS Invitational Conf. (Educ. Testing Service) i. 29 Lerner wishes to expand her paper... I urge her to adjust her deflector shields, check the atomic batteries in her light sabre, and insert a fresh refill in her ballpoint pen. 1996 Raygun Nov. 77 Shirts off, waving around toy light sabers in a giddy stupor. 2005 Scene (Brisbane) 18 May 40/2 Epic space battles, stunning lightsabre duels..will have..geeks in awe. 2016 @Lhlodder 7 Aug. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) A neat part about kids is how they keep you guessing. For example, they could stop by your room at 3AM wielding lightsabers. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1975
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