repeater
noun
re·peat·er
ri-ˈpē-tər 
: one that repeats: such as
a
: one who relates or recites
b
: a watch or clock with a striking mechanism that upon pressure of a spring will indicate the time in hours or quarters and sometimes minutes
c
: a firearm having a magazine that holds a number of cartridges loaded one at a time into the chamber by the action of the piece
d
: a habitual violator of the laws
e
: one who votes illegally by casting more than one ballot in an election
f
: a student enrolled in a class or course for a second or subsequent time
g
: a device for receiving communication signals and delivering corresponding amplified ones
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This is only the second time in the last 33 years that three of the final four teams are repeaters, with Stars-Oilers a do-over from last season and Florida attempting to make the final a third consecutive time.
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Photo: Sue Tallon To keep the signal going after the first 50 km, a repeater was then used to convert light pulses into electronic signals, clean them up, amplify them, and then retransmit them with another laser down the next length of fiber.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2016
Plus, a partial outage affecting some network repeaters is causing more problems: the card reader only works intermittently, and that leads to endless lines of frustrated customers.
—Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
Photo : Courtesy of Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater
Some minute repeaters show off their mechanical complexity through the dial side, while others display it through the caseback.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 May 2025
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James Mirtle, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Photo: Sue Tallon To keep the signal going after the first 50 km, a repeater was then used to convert light pulses into electronic signals, clean them up, amplify them, and then retransmit them with another laser down the next length of fiber.
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Jan. 2016
Plus, a partial outage affecting some network repeaters is causing more problems: the card reader only works intermittently, and that leads to endless lines of frustrated customers.
—Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
Photo : Courtesy of Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater
Some minute repeaters show off their mechanical complexity through the dial side, while others display it through the caseback.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 3 May 2025
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“Repeater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/repeater. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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repeater
noun
re·peat·er
ri-ˈpēt-ər
1
: a firearm that fires several times without reloading
2
: a person who violates the laws again and again
3
: a student who is taking a class or course again
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