repeater

noun

re·​peat·​er ri-ˈpē-tər 

: one that repeats: such as

a

: one who relates or recites

b

: a watch or clock with a striking mechanism that upon pressure of a spring will indicate the time in hours or quarters and sometimes minutes

c

: a firearm having a magazine that holds a number of cartridges loaded one at a time into the chamber by the action of the piece

d

: a habitual violator of the laws

e

: one who votes illegally by casting more than one ballot in an election

f

: a student enrolled in a class or course for a second or subsequent time

g

: a device for receiving communication signals and delivering corresponding amplified ones

Examples of repeater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The complications include a tourbillon, perpetual calendar, minute repeater, and a complex celestial and astronomical system that indicates three lunar month displays that include the synodic, draconic, and anomalistic cycles. —Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024

If you can't be dissuaded, or if your router doesn't support adding more mesh nodes, some repeaters are better than others. —Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024

Maybe Don’t Get a Wi-Fi Extender Previous versions of this guide suggested that a Wi-Fi extender or repeater could help. —Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024

The movement combines three complications, including a perpetual calendar, minute repeater, and constant-force gyrotourbillon. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

repeater

noun

re·​peat·​er ri-ˈpēt-ər 

1

: a firearm that fires several times without reloading

2

: a person who violates the laws again and again

3

: a student who is taking a class or course again