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

Full Strike minute repeater with its crystal gong, as well as the brand’s other highly complicated timepieces, are examples of what the maison’s skilled team has been able to accomplish in Fleurier and Geneva, where the brand maintains its headquarters and main production site. —Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 1 Dec. 2024

The complications include a tourbillon, perpetual calendar, minute repeater, and a complex celestial and astronomical system that indicates three lunar month displays that include the synodic, draconic, and anomalistic cycles. —Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024

If you can't be dissuaded, or if your router doesn't support adding more mesh nodes, some repeaters are better than others. —Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024

Maybe Don’t Get a Wi-Fi Extender Previous versions of this guide suggested that a Wi-Fi extender or repeater could help. —Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined above

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