Meanings
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1
noun
an electronic device that receives a signal and retransmits it, often after amplifying it
They installed a wireless repeater to extend the network into the workshop.
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2
noun
a firearm capable of firing several rounds before it must be reloaded
Each guard carried a repeater with several cartridges in its magazine.
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3
noun
a person who does or experiences the same thing again, especially a repeat offender
The court imposed a longer sentence because the defendant was a repeater.
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Etymology
Formed from repeat + the agent suffix -er. Its general meaning, "one or something that repeats," developed specialized uses for repeating firearms, signal-relay devices, chiming watches, and people who repeatedly commit an offense.