1. Noun
One who, or that which, repeats.
2. Noun
A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters.
3. Noun
A repeating firearm.
4. Noun
An instrument for resending a telegraphic message automatically at an intermediate point.
5. Noun
A person who votes more than once at an election.
6. Noun
See Circulating decimal, under Decimal.
7. Noun
A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated.
8. Noun
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
Vocabulary classified under Law
9. Noun
(electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances"
Vocabulary classified under Engineering
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