Packer whackerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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Packer whacker (複数形 Packer whackers)

1. (Australia, colloquial, informal) A portable defibrillator.
   • 2006, Taking heart, The Bulletin, Issues 6502-6509, page not known,

     Every NSW ambulance now carries the ultimate heart-starter, the Packer Whacker, thanks to a polo field drama and one man′s generosity.

   • 2006, Australian House of Representatives, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard): House of Representatives‎^[1], volume 279, page 131:

     It was no wonder the shipping insustry in Australia was flatlining under the Labor Party. You could not resuscitate the Australian shipping industry with a Packer whacker under Labor.

   • 2009, Paul Barry, Who Wants to Be a Billionaire?: The James Packer Story, Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition, page 285,

     On this occasion, however, it was not his portable ‘Packer whacker’, but a device the size of a matchbox implanted in his chest.

参照

• (etymology) Australian Broadacsting Corporation, Great Moments in Science, Flatline & Defibrillator, Part 2, 2005