water heater

noun

: an apparatus for heating and usually storing hot water (as for domestic use)

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Thoughtful details include an efficient water heater, a deep kitchen sink, and an aesthetic marble bathroom that elevates the space. Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2025 Every home includes solar arrays, energy recovery ventilators, heat pump water heaters, induction cooking, EV charging, Bosch electric appliances, Swedish triple-pane windows, and a compact Sonnen battery that stores excess solar power. Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 10 Nov. 2025 Sacramento County health inspectors shut down the Sacramento coffee shop after finding three live German cockroaches in the water heater closet, on the pipes behind the warewashing sink and under the ware washing drain board. Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025 Your water contains minerals like magnesium and calcium that collect in the bottom of the water heater. Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for water heater

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of water heater was in 1824

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“Water heater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20heater. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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