repeater

CEFRB2

/ɹɪˈpiːtə(ɹ)/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A device or person that repeats a signal or action.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A patient who repeatedly presents with the same symptoms.

Examples

  • Our router is connected to a repeater in the living room.

  • I will fix the repeater!

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A student repeating a course, class, or grade.

  2. One who or that which repeats.

  3. A consumer who repeatedly purchases the same goods or services.

More examples

In context

  • 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.

  • […] 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 […]

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Quick test

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The school's blank attended the same grade for a second year.

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Origin

noun

From repeat + -er.