burner

== English == === Etymology === From burn +‎ -er. Merged with and eclipsed related Middle English brennar, brennere (“an incendiary, incinerator”). Compare German Brenner (“burner”), Swedish brännare (“burner”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɜːnə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɝnɚ/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nə(ɹ) === Noun === burner (plural burners) Someone or something that physically burns or causes something else to burn. An element on a kitchen stove, hob, or cooktop that generates localized heat for cooking. Synonyms: eye (US), ring (UK) Hyponym: back burner (chemistry) A device that generates localized heat for experiments; a Bunsen burner. A device that burns fuel; e.g. a diesel engine; a hot-air balloon's propulsion system. A device for burning refuse; an incinerator. (computing) A device that records data or music to an optical disc, such as a CD-R or DVD-RW. (slang) Ellipsis of burner phone, a mobile phone used for only a short time and then thrown away so that the owner cannot be traced. (computing) An app that creates temporary phone numbers for a user. (Internet, slang) Ellipsis of burner account. (slang) An elaborate piece of graffiti. (slang) A pyrotechnic tear gas canister. (slang) A handgun. (slang) Ellipsis of coal burner (“a nonblack person, usually a woman, who has sexual relationships with black people, usually men”). (slang) Alternative letter-case form of Burner (“participant in Burning Man”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: バーナー (bānā) ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Bruner, reburn