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heater

[ hee-ter ]
/ ˈhi tər /
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noun

any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
Electronics. the element of a vacuum tube that carries the current for heating a cathode.
Slang. a pistol, revolver, or other firearm.

RELATED WORDS

stove, oven, furnace, radiator, boiler, fastball, pistol, convector, etna, gat

Nearby words

  1. heat-seal,
  2. heat-seeking,
  3. heat-treat,
  4. heated,
  5. heatedly,
  6. heath,
  7. heath cock,
  8. heath family,
  9. heath grass,
  10. heath hen

Origin of heater

First recorded in 1490–1500; heat + -er1
Related formsre·heat·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for heater

heater

/ (ˈhiːtə) /

noun

any device for supplying heat, such as a hot-air blower, radiator, convector, etc
US slang a pistol
electronics a conductor carrying a current that indirectly heats the cathode in some types of valve
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Word Origin and History for heater

heater

n.

c.1500, of persons, agent noun from heat. Of devices, from 1660s. Baseball slang meaning "fastball" is attested by 1985.

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