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.

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Origin of heater

First recorded in 1490–1500; heat + -er1

OTHER WORDS FROM heater

re·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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