burner
Americannoun
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a person or thing that burns.
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that part of a gas fixture, lamp, etc., from which flame issues or in which it is produced.
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any apparatus or receptacle in which fuel or refuse is burned.
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Informal. burner phone.
adjective
noun
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the part of a stove, lamp, etc, that produces flame or heat
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an apparatus for burning something, as fuel or refuse
an oil burner
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of burner
First recorded in 1350–1400, burner is from the Middle English word brenner. See burn 1, -er 1
Example Sentences
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Daniel Vandenbark-Woodward, a five-year Burner from California, camped near where Kruglov was found.
From Salon • Oct. 27, 2025
An individual who goes by the name “Jenn the Burner Nurse” on TikTok told The Times that she has stayed in her camp since Friday night and advised other attendees to do the same.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2023
One of his main gigs has been playing a futuristic cop in Burner Face, a sci-fi audio movie.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2023
Heather Burner began to advocate for this distraught, young woman.
From BBC • Nov. 19, 2022
"Well, Master Charcoal Burner," the leader of the party said, "how is it that honest woodmen consort with rogues of the town?"
From A Jacobite Exile Being the Adventures of a Young Englishman in the Service of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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