repeater

C1 Topic:Tools, Machines & Construction

US /rɪˈpiː.tɚ/ UK /rɪˈpiː.tə/ See IPA manual

Freq #50016

Meanings

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.
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.
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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an electronic device that... relaysignal booster

2 noun · a firearm capable of firing... repeating firearm

3 noun · a person who does or... repeat offenderrecidivist

Word family

Derived forms antirepeaterdigipeater

Related forms repeat repetitionretransmit

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.

Topics

Tools, Machines & Construction Word Formation & Derivatives

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# repeater

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /rɪˈpiː.tɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /rɪˈpiː.tə/
**Frequency rank:** 50016

## Meanings
1. an electronic device that receives a signal and retransmits it, often after amplifying it
2. a firearm capable of firing several rounds before it must be reloaded
3. a person who does or experiences the same thing again, especially a repeat offender

## Examples
- They installed a wireless repeater to extend the network into the workshop.
- Each guard carried a repeater with several cartridges in its magazine.
- The court imposed a longer sentence because the defendant was a repeater.

## Synonyms
- relay
- signal booster
- repeating firearm
- recidivist

## Derived Forms
- antirepeater
- digipeater

## Related Forms
- repeat
- repetition
- retransmit

## 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.

## Topics
- Tools, Machines & Construction
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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