burner

Pronunciation: /ˈbɝnɚ/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
  2. noun the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
apparatus
Narrower (hyponyms)
blowtorch, gas burner, gas bracket

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