boiler room
noun
Definition of boiler room
1 : a room in which a boiler is located
2 : a room equipped with telephones used for making high-pressure usually fraudulent sales pitches
From the M-W Editors
First Known Use of boiler room
1820
BOILER ROOM Defined for English Language Learners
boiler room
noun
Definition of boiler room for English Language Learners
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: a room with equipment for heating a building or ship : a room in which a boiler is located
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: a room with many telephones that are used by people who call strangers and use dishonest or forceful methods to try to sell them something
Law Dictionary
boiler room
noun
boil·er room
Legal Definition of boiler room
: a room equipped with telephones used for making high-pressure usually fraudulent sales pitches
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