ectoblaster

English

Alternative forms

• ecto-blaster

Etymology

From ecto- +‎ blaster, likely originally coined to describe the "proton packs" and "neutrona wands" in the 1984 movie Ghostbusters.

Noun

ectoblaster (plural ectoblasters)

1. (fantasy fiction) A fictional energy weapon designed to destroy or capture ghosts.
   • 2010, Andrew Newbound, Ghoul Strike!, Scholastic Inc., →ISBN, page 174:

     A scaly hand grabbed Gloom's ecto-blaster and pulled it from its holster. A second ugly Ghoul examined the weapon closely.

   • 2011 July 21, Simon Spurrier, Contract, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

      […] whether he's a prize bare-knuckle fighter who'll beat me to paste then chew off my nose, whether he's an ex-Nazi sympathiser with a secret Thule Society ectoblaster instead of a cock […]

   • 2017 July 11, Kevin Hearne, Besieged: Book Nine: Stories from The Iron Druid Chronicles, Del Rey, →ISBN:

     We could use Holtzmann's ecto-blaster thingies right about now.