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Repenter vs Repeater - What's the difference?

repenter | repeater |

As nouns the difference between repenter and repeater

is that repenter is one who repents 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.

repenter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who repents.
  • (Webster 1913)

    repeater

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.
  • Note – this term is more commonly used by skeptics of the paranormal, and implies that the witness lacks credibility.
  • 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.
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