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exchanger

American  
[iks-chaynj-er] / ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ ər /

noun

  • exchangers
    plural
  1. something or someone that trades or exchanges one thing for another.


exchanger British  
/ ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that exchanges

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Our Bosch dishwasher hummed but refused to wash, so I replaced the clogged heat exchanger.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

Finally, a heat exchanger transfers this heat to water that gets pumped around your radiators, for instance.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025

Once heated, the air then indirectly heats the incoming ventilation via a heat exchanger.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024

Geothermal systems bring heat from underground using piped fluids, then use a heat exchanger to transfer it to a building’s ventilation system.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 13, 2023

He played host to a large family reunion, replaced the heat exchanger in his boat, and transformed the ramshackle greenhouse into an elaborate workshop.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Cooling infrastructure — water rights, supply chains for chillers and heat exchangers — has become a project-level constraint.

From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026

Modine provides everything data centers need to cool chips: rear-door heat exchangers, AC units, chillers, and coolant distribution units.

From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 2026

Heat exchangers are custom-built devices about as tall as a 15-story building and more than 15 feet across, containing thousands of miles of intricate pipework.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

They run on electricity and work by drawing a small amount of heat from the air which is then amplified using heat exchangers.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026

The burh was provided by law with a mint and royal moneyers and exchangers, with an authorized scale for weights and measures.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3 "Borgia, Lucrezia" to "Bradford, John" by Various

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