From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Repeater \Re*peat"er\ (-?r), noun One who, or that which, repeats. Specifically: (a) A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters. (b) A repeating firearm. (c) (Teleg.) An instrument for resending a telegraphic message automatically at an intermediate point. (d) A person who votes more than once at an election. [U.S.] (e) See {Circulating decimal}, under {Decimal}. (f) (Naut.) A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a person who repeats; "the audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times"
2: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) [syn: {recidivist}, {habitual criminal}]
3: a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading [syn: {repeating firearm}]
4: (electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again; "repeaters can be used in computer networks to extend cabling distances"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "repeater": automatic, backslider, ballot-box stuffer, balloter, blowgun, blowpipe, elector, firearm, flamethrower, floater, fraudulent voter, gat, gun, handgun, heater, lost lamb, musket, peashooter, piece, pistol, prodigal son, proxy, recidivist, registered voter, returnee, reversioner, reversionist, revolver, rifle, rod, sawed-off shotgun, shooting iron, shotgun, six-gun, six-shooter, two-time loser, voter
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
repeater A network or communications device which propagates electrical signals from one cable to another, amplifying them to restore them to full strength in the process. Repeaters are used to counter the attenuation which occurs when signals travel long distances (e.g. across an ocean). A network repeater is less intelligent than a {bridge}, {gateway} or {router} since it works at the {physical layer}. (1998-07-16)
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