repeater
/rɪˈpiːtər/
noun
- A person who does something again, especially someone who commits a crime or takes a class more than once.
- As a repeater offender, he faced a longer prison sentence.
- The course had several repeaters who had failed the previous semester.
- The school has a program to help repeaters pass their math exams.
- A device that receives a signal and retransmits it, often to extend its range.
- A cell phone repeater can improve reception in remote areas.
- The radio repeater on the hill boosts the signal for hikers in the valley.
- We installed a Wi-Fi repeater to get internet in the basement.
- A firearm that can fire multiple shots without reloading.
- The cowboy carried a repeater rifle on his saddle.
- Early repeaters were a major advance over single-shot guns.
- Hunters often prefer a repeater for quick follow-up shots.
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