repeater
noun
Simple meaning
A consumer who repeatedly purchases the same goods or services.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
rihpeeterSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɹɪˈpitɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
One who or that which repeats.
A person who repeats
“The audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times.”
education
A student repeating a course, class, or grade.
marketing
A consumer who repeatedly purchases the same goods or services.
us
One who votes more than once at an election.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: One who or that which repeats.
Used this way, repeater is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use repeater
- “The audience consisted largely of repeaters who had seen the movie many times.”noun
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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To say, state, or perform again.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Able or fit to be repeated or quoted.
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