heater

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heater^¹

/ˈhitɚ/ US
/ˈhiːtə/ UK
/ˈhiːtɐ/ Northumbria, UK

Rhymes with -iːtə(ɹ)

noun heaters

A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building. Turn on the heater; I'm cold.
A person who heats something, for example in metalworking.
dated, slang A handgun. The thug pumped two rounds from his heater into her.
slang A fastball, especially one thrown at high velocity. Jones threw a heater under his chin.
slang An extended winning streak. Emmy went on a heater in Las Vegas and came back six thousand dollars richer.
historical A medieval European shield having a rounded triangle shape like a clothes iron. It can be assumed that as the earlier kite shield transformed into the heater shape, there must have been versions in between the two styles. Indeed, in artwork of the Medieval period, shields are rarely present after 1450 and even then are quite small. The development of flattop heaters from larger
A dead heat; a race in which two or more competitors reach the finish line simultaneously.
slang Synonym of banger (“a powerfully energetic or exceptional song”).
Similar: banger

Heater^²

proper noun Heaters

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: bullet, warmer, smoke, hummer, fastball, heating, furnace, kiln, stove, firewood, boiler, cooler, heat, climate, reactor, gun

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noun slang: a gun

Français	calibre, gun, pétard

noun device that produces and radiates heat

Español	calefactor, jíter, heater
한국어	히터 hiteo, 난방기 nanbanggi, 가열기 gayeolgi
日本語	ヒーター hītā, ストーブ sutōbu, 加熱器 kanetsuki
中文	加熱器 /加热器 jiārèqì, 暖氣 /暖气 nuǎnqì
हिन्दी	हीटर hīṭar, तापक tāpak
Português	aquecedor
Français	radiateur
Deutsch	Heizgerät, Heizapparat
Italiano	riscaldatore, radiatore
Română	încălzitor
Русский	обогрева́тель obogrevátelʹ, печь pečʹ, нагрева́тельный прибо́р nagrevátelʹnyj pribór, батаре́я bataréja, радиа́тор radiátor
Tiếng Việt	bếp lò, lò
العربية	مِدْفَأَة midfaʔa
עברית	תנור חימום tanúr khimúm

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@misc{heater_2026,
  title = {heater},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/heater},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}