Repeater Meaning
/ɹɪˈpiːtə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who or that which repeats.
nounA student repeating a course, class, or grade.
Sentence Examples
I will fix the repeater!
Our router is connected to a repeater in the living room.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The school's ____ attended the same grade for a second year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The network engineer installed a signal ____ to extend the wireless coverage across the entire building.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English repeat Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English repeater From repeat + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The pimps and the panders, the cadets and maquereaux… they vote the ticket of the organization; they contribute to the campaign funds; they serve as colonizers and repeaters at the polls."
— 1912, Upton Sinclair, The Machine:
"[…] Colonel Moen was trying to make sense of the radio nets, which had never really been operational let alone secure; our numerous outposts were cobbled together with hand-held Motorolas and too few repeater stations […]"
— 2009, Julius Mutwol, Peace Agreements and Civil Wars in Africa, →ISBN, page 190:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The school's ____ attended the same grade for a second year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The network engineer installed a signal ____ to extend the wireless coverage across the entire building.