Definition of "repeater" [re•peat•er]

• One that repeats: "[The] tourists are mainly repeaters from the United States and Canada who come for the peace and quiet” ( James Kerr). (noun)
• A watch or clock with a pressure-activated mechanism that strikes the hour. (noun)
• A repeating firearm. (noun)
• A student who repeats a course, usually one that has been failed. (noun)
• One who fraudulently votes more than once in a single election. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Unlike a lot of other watch complications, the repeater is a bit mysterious, having most of its mechanism hidden under the dial."
• "The Varna repeater is the latest local system to go on line and has already proven its mettle during January as it provides a tactical frequency and gives coverage in the dead spots of the county system."
• "The nearest cell repeater is 2 hrs down the dirt road and if cell phones work at all, it's only before dawn and at night."