lightsaber n.

in the fictional universe of the Star Wars franchise: a weapon resembling a sword, but having a destructive beam of light in place of a blade

1975 G. Lucas Star Wars: From Adventures Luke Starkiller (film script, 3rd draft) (Univ. of Michigan, Donald Hall Coll. Screenplays) xxxiii. George Lucas
Luke. I’ve taken my speeder and the ‘droids’… I’ve also taken my father’s lightsaber.
1996 Raygun Nov. 77
Shirts off, waving around toy light sabers in a giddy stupor, it becomes apparent that all they really care about is the music.
2002 Premiere Feb. 84/2
He describes handling the lightsaber for George Lucas as ‘a much more gentlemanly way to fight a war’.
2016 SFX (#274) July 98/2 page image
When Rey hands the lightsaber to Luke it feels authentically Arthurian, crackling with the promise of new myths to build, new stories to tell.

antedating 1975

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