burner
Someone or something that physically burns or causes something else to burnSomeone or something that physically burns or causes something else to burn.: An element on a kitchen stove, hob, or cooktop that generates localized heat for cooking.
» The call came from a burner phone.
Meaning
9 sensesSomeone or something that physically burns or causes something else to burn.
An element on a kitchen stove, hob, or cooktop that generates localized heat for cooking.
Kochplatte, Herdplatte, Heizplatte
горе́лкаgorélka, конфо́ркаkonfórka
A device that generates localized heat for experiments; a Bunsen burner.
Brenner, Bunsenbrenner
A device that burns fuel; e.g. a diesel engine; a hot-air balloon's propulsion system.
Brenner, Gasbrenner, Brenner
A device for burning refuse; an incinerator.
Verbrennungsofen
an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
A device that records data or music to an optical disc, such as a CD-R or DVD-RW.
Brenner, CD-Brenner
механи́зм для за́писи CDmexanízm dlja zápisi CD
An app that creates temporary phone numbers for a user.
(slang)An elaborate piece of graffiti.
(slang)A pyrotechnic tear gas canister.
(slang)A handgun.
Examples
23 sentencesThe call came from a burner phone.
Tom put his career on the back burner and became a house husband, to enable Mary to pursue her career.
deTom stellte seine Karriere zurück und wurde zum Hausmann, um Maria zu ermöglichen, der ihrigen nachzugehen.
This electric oven only has two burners.
I forgot to post this under my burner account.
Check the space beneath the burners for any debris.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 5
Origin
From burn + -er. Merged with and eclipsed related Middle English brennar, brennere (“an inFrom burn + -er. Merged with and eclipsed related Middle English brennar, brennere (“an incendiary, incinerator”). Compare German Brenner (“burner”), Swedish brännare (“burner”).
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