repeater
/ɹɪˈpiːtə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who or that which repeats.
noun
A patient who repeatedly presents with the same symptoms.
noun
A consumer who repeatedly purchases the same goods or services.
noun
A person who regularly sees unexplained sightings of paranormal phenomena.
noun
A telegraphic instrument for automatically retransmitting a message.
Example Sentences
- "The pimps and the panders, the cadets and maquereaux… they vote the ticket of the organization; they contribute to the campaign funds; they serve as colonizers and repeaters at the polls."
- "[…] Colonel Moen was trying to make sense of the radio nets, which had never really been operational let alone secure; our numerous outposts were cobbled together with hand-held Motorolas and too few repeater stations […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English repeat Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English repeater From repeat + -er.