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repeater

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

See repeater in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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