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repeater

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re·peat·er  (r-ptr)
n.
1. One that repeats: "[The] tourists are mainly repeaters from the United States and Canada who come for the peace and quiet" (James Kerr).
2. A watch or clock with a pressure-activated mechanism that strikes the hour.
3. A repeating firearm.
4. A student who repeats a course, usually one that has been failed.
5. One who fraudulently votes more than once in a single election.
6. One who has been convicted of wrongdoing more than once, especially for the same offense.

repeater
Noun
1. a gun capable of firing several shots without reloading
2. a clock or watch which strikes the hour or quarter-hour just past, when a spring is pressed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.repeater - a person who repeats; "the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
2.repeater - someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
3.repeaterrepeater - a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading
firearm, small-arm, piece - a portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
Mauser - trademark for a repeating rifle or pistol
4.repeater - (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances"
electronic device - a device that accomplishes its purpose electronically
EE, electrical engineering - the branch of engineering science that studies the uses of electricity and the equipment for power generation and distribution and the control of machines and communication


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More--he mortgaged all he possessed against the day of the auction, bought in the trained horses and ponies, the giraffe herd and the performing elephants, and, in six months more was quit of an of them, save the pony Repeater who turned air-springs, at another profit of fifteen thousand dollars.
The pig- which is corpulent and lazy -- is occupied now in picking up the stray leaves that fall from the cabbages, and now in giving a kick behind at the gilt repeater, which the urchins have also tied to his tail in order to make him look as handsome as the cat.
The corner of a small-plaited shirt-frill struggled out, as if insisting to show itself, from between his chin and the top button of his spencer; and the latter garment was not made low enough to conceal a long gold watch-chain, composed of a series of plain rings, which had its beginning at the handle of a gold repeater in Mr Nickleby's pocket, and its termination in two little keys: one belonging to the watch itself, and the other to some patent padlock.
 
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