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 Heat has never been a repeater tax team, managing to avoid it over the years. — Anthony Chiang june 23, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026

There are outfit repeaters, vintage treasure hunters, and even emotional dressers. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 22 June 2026

One answer is to install more base stations, routers, repeaters, relays, and powered antennas to densify the network or carry signals around obstacles. — New Atlas, 19 June 2026

Quantum entanglement swapping is the basis for quantum repeaters, which are crucial for scaling quantum networks. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for repeater

• aliter
• ammeter
• completer
• demeter
• preheater
• saltpetre
• ureter
• voltmeter
• wattmeter
• amphitheater
• bolometer
• centimeter

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