Burner Common

Burner has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)

"a diesel engine is an oil burner"

burner

the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking

"the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one"

burner

Someone or something which burns.

"After years of planning, she finally arrived as a burner at the Burning Man festival to experience the art installations and community spirit firsthand."

A participant in the Burning Man festival.

In plain English: A burner is an old-fashioned phone that people use briefly and then throw away to stay anonymous.

"He used his phone's burner to make an anonymous call while hiding in the crowd."

Example Sentences

"He used his phone's burner to make an anonymous call while hiding in the crowd." noun

"The camper stored his extra supplies in the portable burner he bought at the store." noun

"She realized her phone's battery had drained down to zero on the backup burner she kept for emergencies." noun

"Many people rely on a small gas burner when their main cooking appliance breaks during dinner preparation." noun

Origin

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

Rhyming Words

ner oner tiner inner saner niner avner viner boner liner doner runer ziner toner epner awner fener naner owner exner

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