Hoodlum vs Repeater - What's the difference?
hoodlum | repeater |
(electronics) An electronic device that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power.
(firearms) A gun that has a store of cartridges and does not need reloading after each shot.
In ufology and similar studies, a person who regularly sees unexplained sightings of paranormal phenomena.
A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters.
(US) One who votes more than once at an election.
A repeating decimal.
(nautical) A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated.
As nouns the difference between hoodlum and repeater
is that hoodlum is a gangster; a hired thug while repeater is (electronics) an electronic device that receives a weak or low-level signal and retransmits it at a higher level or higher power.repeater
English
Noun
(en noun)- Note – this term is more commonly used by skeptics of the paranormal, and implies that the witness lacks credibility.