how to pronounce repeater

/ɹɪˈpiːtɚ/

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repeater is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of repeater in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… by a repeater like legal alien criminal …”

meanings of repeater

noun:

One who or that which repeats.
In calico printing, a design repeated at equal intervals in a pattern.
A consumer who repeatedly purchases the same goods or services.
An electronic device that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power.
A patient who repeatedly presents with the same symptoms.
A telegraphic instrument for automatically retransmitting a message.
A student repeating a course or class.
A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters.
One who votes more than once at an election.
A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated.
In ufology and similar studies, a person who regularly sees unexplained sightings of paranormal phenomena.
A frigate appointed to attend an admiral in a fleet, and to repeat the admiral's signals.
A repeating decimal.
A gun that has a store of cartridges and does not need reloading after each shot.

repeater frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word repeater occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics repeater can be related to

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