burner

English Online Dictionary. What means burner‎? What does burner mean?

English

Etymology

From burn +‎ -er. Merged with and eclipsed related Middle English brennar, brennere (“an incendiary, incinerator”). Compare German Brenner (“burner”), Swedish brännare (“burner”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜːnə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝnɚ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)

Noun

burner (plural burners)

1. Someone or something that burns.
2. An element on a kitchen stove that generates localized heat for cooking.

   Synonym: (UK) ring

   Hyponym: back burner
3. (chemistry) A device that generates localized heat for experiments; a Bunsen burner.
4. A device that burns fuel; e.g. a diesel engine; a hot-air balloon's propulsion system.
5. A device for burning refuse; an incinerator.
6. (computing) A device that allows data or music to be stored on a CDR or CD-ROM.
7. (slang) Ellipsis of burner phone; a mobile phone used for only a short time and then thrown away so that the owner cannot be traced.
8. (computing) An app that creates temporary phone numbers for a user.
9. (Internet, slang) Ellipsis of burner account.
10. (slang) An elaborate piece of graffiti.
11. (slang) A pyrotechnic tear gas canister.
12. (slang) A gun.
13. (slang) Ellipsis of coal burner.
14. (slang) Alternative letter-case form of Burner (“participant in Burning Man”).

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Japanese: バーナー (bānā)

Translations

Anagrams

• Bruner, reburn