n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' p ē -t ə r
Function: noun
Date: 1598
: one that repeats: as a : one who relates or recites b : a watch or clock with a striking mechanism that upon pressure of a spring will indicate the time in hours or quarters and sometimes minutes c : a firearm having a magazine that holds a number of cartridges loaded one at a time into the chamber by the action of the piece d : a habitual violator of the laws e : one who votes illegally by casting more than one ballot in an election f : a student enrolled in a class or course for a second or subsequent time g : a device for receiving communication signals and delivering corresponding amplified ones