heater

[ hee-ter ]

noun

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

heater

/ ˈhiːtə /

noun

1. any device for supplying heat, such as a hot-air blower, radiator, convector, etc
2. slang.
   a pistol
3. electronics a conductor carrying a current that indirectly heats the cathode in some types of valve

Other Words From

• re·heater noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of heater¹

First recorded in 1490–1500; heat + -er ¹

Example Sentences

The fire is thought to have started on the first floor of the townhouse and was probably caused by a “mishap with a kerosene heater,” according to Piringer.

From Washington Post

Powerful and durable, these heaters can make an outdoor party feel cozy no matter where you live.

From Popular-Science

Co-owner Michael Biddick, the author of “43 Wine Regions,” makes sure patrons drink as well as they eat and an outdoor patio beckons with individual heaters, well-spaced tables and a row of evergreens.

From Washington Post

The beauty of this heater is its versatility—it can be installed on any rig and provides warm, dry air that’ll let you camp comfortably no matter how cold it is outside.

From Outside Online

Dirty Goose set up fire pits under tents on U Street, as well as rooftop propane heaters.

From Washington Blade

When I do, I can see an electric light, a Dyson vacuum cleaner, a laptop computer, a blow-heater and a mobile phone.

From The Daily Beast

An absence of natural gas for the water heater led her to innovate.

From The Daily Beast

The two were sitting in front of a heater one November afternoon when Apple had a eureka moment.

From The Daily Beast

"We had bedbugs before they were cool, before they were hip," says Heater.

From The Daily Beast

Back in 2006, Brian Heater was living in an apartment in Astoria, Queens, when he began noticing welts on his skin.

From The Daily Beast

Behind this stairway on the lower floor was a fireplace (m) with a water heater.

From Project Gutenberg

There was no fire in the great heater, and the tables and chairs were black with dust.

From Project Gutenberg

The bottom of the tank and the bottom of the heater are connected.

From Project Gutenberg

The top of the heater and the top of the boiler are connected.

From Project Gutenberg

Upon the primus heater, alone, did we rely for cooking the meals on sledging journeys.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• boiler
• fastball
• furnace
• oven
• radiator
• stove