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heat⋅er

[hee-ter]
–noun
1. any of various apparatus for heating, esp. for heating water or the air in a room.
2. Electronics. the element of a vacuum tube that carries the current for heating a cathode.
3. Slang. a pistol, revolver, or other firearm.

Origin:
1490–1500; heat + -er 1
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heat·er   (hē'tər)   
n.  
  1. An apparatus that heats or provides heat.

  2. One who heats something or tends a heating apparatus.

  3. Slang A pistol.

  4. Baseball A fastball.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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heater

  1. n.
    a pistol. (Underworld.) : Put your heaters away, boys. This is a job for reason.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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