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Webster 1913 Edition


Heater

Heat′er

(hēt′ẽr)
,
Noun.
1.
One who, or that which, heats.
2.
Any contrivance or implement, as a furnace, stove, or other heated body or vessel, etc., used to impart heat to something, or to contain something to be heated.
Feed heater
.
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Feed
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Heater

HE'ATER

,
Noun.
He or that which eats.
1.
A triangular mass of iron, which is heated and put into a box-iron to heat it and keep it hot, for ironing or smoothing clothes. [This utensil is going into disuse.]

Definition 2024


heater

heater

English

Heater (device that produces and radiates heat).
Heater (gun).

Noun

heater (plural heaters)

  1. A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
    Turn on the heater; I'm cold.
  2. (dated, slang) A gun.
    The thug pumped two rounds from his heater into her.
  3. (baseball, slang) A fastball.
    Jones threw a heater under his chin.
  4. (gambling, slang) An extended winning streak.
    Emmy went on a heater in Las Vegas and came back six thousand dollars richer.

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