repeater
ri pee ter
- n a person who repeats
the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times - n someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
- n a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading
- n (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again
repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances
- A domsat replaces repeaters and most other relaying devices.
- Chicago police call them "wanderers," "walkers" or "repeaters.
- In 1850's New York, party chieftain Boss Tweed used "floaters" to vote at several polling places across the city, "repeaters" to visit the same polling place more than once, and .