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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

/ ˈːə /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of heater1

First recorded in 1490–1500; heat + -er 1
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But of the 16 heaters the Dodgers swung at against Rea, they whiffed six times, put only three in play and recorded just one hit — a Michael Conforto single in the second.

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Similar to a heater in need of repair or replacement, McKinnor said the landlord will be in charge of fixing or replacing a refrigerator.

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The new tariffs cover a range of products, including C$12.6 billion on steel, $3 billion on aluminium, as well as tools, computer equipment, water heaters, sports equipment, and cast-iron products.

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“I can’t believe I’m getting out,” she told a caseworker over the phone, scanning her clothes hangers, handbags, space heater, and flower pots.

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Near Arakawa's head was a portable heater, which the detective determined could have been brought down in the event that she had abruptly fallen to the ground.

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