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Heater vs Healer - What's the difference?

heater | healer |

As nouns the difference between heater and healer

is that heater is a device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building while healer is : a person who heals, especially through faith.

heater

English

(wikipedia heater)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.
    • Turn on the heater ; I'm cold.
  • (dated, slang) A gun.
    • The thug pumped two rounds from his heater into her.
  • (baseball, slang) A fastball.
    • Jones threw a heater under his chin.
  • (gambling, slang) An extended winning streak.
    • Emmy went on a heater in Las Vegas and came back six thousand dollars richer.

    See also

    * heating

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns

    healer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • : a person who heals, especially through faith.

    • Hyponyms

    * faith healer * medicine man * quack * quack doctor * shaman * witch doctor