Re*peat"er (-?r), n.
One who, or that which, repeats.
Specifically: (a)
A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters
. (b)
A repeating firearm.
(c) Teleg.
An instrument for resending a telegraphic message automatically at an intermediate point
.<-- or a telephone signal --> (d)
A person who votes more than once at an election
. [U.S.] (e)
See Circulating decimal, under Decimal.
(f)
Naut. A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in a hoist of signal is duplicated.
Ham. Nav. Encyc.
© Webster 1913.