burnernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɜː.nər/us/ˈbɝː.nɚ/burner noun [ C ] (ON COOKER, etc.)
the part of a cooker, light, etc. that produces flame or heat
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Heaters & burners
- bar
- barbecue
- BBQ
- bimetallic strip
- blast furnace
- boiler
- cigarette lighter
- electric heater
- fan heater
- flint
- furnace
- gas fire
- geyser
- heater
- matchstick
- potbellied stove
- radiator
- room heater
- safety match
- smelter
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burner noun [ C ] (PHONE)
informal also burner phone a mobile phone without a contract, that is typically only used for a short time and then thrown away, for example when you do not want people to have information about you:
Prepaid phones known colloquially as "burners" can provide you with partial privacy.
Examples from literature
- On coming into it Claude had turned out the electric burner.
- The globe was cracked, and the incandescent burner was broken.
- The simmering burner should be used for this cooking.
- We had two small kerosene stoves with Primus burners.
- Wipe the burner and any other part of the lamp that may be oily.