heater

noun

heat·​er ˈhē-tər How to pronounce heater (audio)
1
: one that heats
especially : a device that imparts heat or holds something to be heated
2

Examples of heater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Impressively, bullpen catcher Alec Burg still corralled the 95-plus mph heater. Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024 Utility bills go down, as does time spent fiddling with the remote trying to get the heater to behave. K. Thor Jensen, PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024 Mission managers have turned off heaters and taken other measures to conserve power and extend the Voyager probes' lifespan. Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 6 Mar. 2024 Two batters later, Young knocked a high heater up the middle for a single. Jason Mastrodonato, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024 His grandfather was a heater at Bethlehem Steel. SOURCE: Map data from OpenStreetMap | Jacob Turcotte/Staff The Key Bridge was another point of local pride. Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2024 When heated, such as in a hot water heater, hard water can precipitate into mineral deposits and clog pipes, adds Dr. Davis, which explains the limescale in my shower and electric kettle. Sophia Panych, Allure, 2 Apr. 2024 In the morning, my wife and I took a saw to the water lines feeding the upstairs baseboard heaters and tossed them into a pile in the backyard. Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024 One patio spans 4,400 square feet and has a large artificial grass putting green; another has 125 seats, heaters and misters. The Arizona Republic, 13 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of heater was in the 15th century

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“Heater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heater. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

heater

noun
heat·​er ˈhēt-ər How to pronounce heater (audio)
: a device that heats or holds something to be heated

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