Heater
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhitɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Heater is a noun meaning A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
Meaning
A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
More Meanings
- A person who heats something, for example in metalworking.
- (baseball, slang) A fastball, especially one thrown at high velocity.
- (gambling, slang) An extended winning streak.
- (horse racing) A dead heat; a race in which two or more competitors reach the finish line simultaneously.
- (dated, slang) A gun.
- (historical) A medieval European shield having a rounded triangle shape like a clothes iron.
- (slang) Synonym of banger (“a powerfully energetic or exceptional song”).
Example Sentences
Turn on the heater; I'm cold.
Jones threw a heater under his chin.
The thug pumped two rounds from his heater into her.
Emmy went on a heater in Las Vegas and came back six thousand dollars richer.
Word Forms
- heaters
Synonyms for heater
Depending on context, synonyms include banger, bullet, fastball, warmer, smoke.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bullet, warmer, smoke, fastball, heating, furnace.
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