2. Any contrivance or implement, as a furnace, stove, or
other heated body or vessel, etc., used to impart heat to
something, or to contain something to be heated.
[1913 Webster]
3. A pistol or other carryable firearm; as, gunmen with their
heaters bulging in their pockets. [slang]
[PJC]
{Feed heater}. See under {Feed}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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heater — ► NOUN 1) a device for heating something. 2) N. Amer. informal, dated a gun … English terms dictionary
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heater — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. radiator, auto heater, oil heater, gas heater, electric heater; see furnace … English dictionary for students
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heater — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ convector (BrE), fan (esp. BrE), storage (BrE) ▪ portable ▪ electric, gas, kerosene (esp. AmE) … Collocations dictionary
heater */ — UK [ˈhiːtə(r)] / US [ˈhɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms heater : singular heater plural heaters a piece of equipment used for making a place warm or for heating water a water heater … English dictionary
