noun

1. a person or thing that repeats
2. a watch or clock which, upon activation of a spring, will strike the time, sometimes to the nearest minute
3. ☆ repeating firearm
4. ☆ a person who has been convicted a number of times for violating the law
5. ☆ a person who fraudulently votes more than once in the same election
6. ☆ Educ. a student who fails a course or grade, and then repeats it
7. Math. repeating decimal
8. ☆ Telegraphy a relay used to correct distortion and restore the strength of electrical signals