plural burners
1
: one that burns: such as
a
: the part of a fuel-burning or heat-producing device (such as a furnace or stove) where the flame or heat is produced
b
: a device for recording data on an optical disk
2
: an athlete who possesses great speed
3
: burner phone
… I leaned over and checked the glove box. There were two cell phones in there, both pre-paid burners with a set number of pre-paid minutes, both still in their drugstore packaging, effectively untraceable if bought with cash …—
Lee Child
Lee Child4
medical
: stinger sense 4
He missed two games late in the season because of what athletic trainers call "cervical burners," a fairly appropriate description of the pain that would originate in Wadsworth's neck and shoot down his body.—Emily Dorman
Emily Dormansee also burner account
Examples of burner in a Sentence
The burner on the furnace isn't working.
The computer comes equipped with a CD burner.
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Just looking out the window or listening to the burners rolling full-blast in your furnace can be the tell-tale sign that a potentially eye-popping bill is on the way.
—John Shumway, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Once the burners are completely cool, use a cloth dampened with plain water to wipe off the spill.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Across the aisle, the kitchen houses a dual-burner induction cooktop and stainless steel sink on the main block, with a large 176-L double-door compressor fridge and convection microwave on the wall right behind it.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
As for the ever important flame, a high-performance burner powered by bio-GPL produced from 100 percent renewable feedstocks by energy company ENI is at the core of the torch.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Feb. 2026
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John Shumway, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Once the burners are completely cool, use a cloth dampened with plain water to wipe off the spill.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2026
Across the aisle, the kitchen houses a dual-burner induction cooktop and stainless steel sink on the main block, with a large 176-L double-door compressor fridge and convection microwave on the wall right behind it.
—New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
As for the ever important flame, a high-performance burner powered by bio-GPL produced from 100 percent renewable feedstocks by energy company ENI is at the core of the torch.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for burner
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“Burner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burner. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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burner
noun
burn·er
ˈbər-nər 
: one that burns: as
a
: the part of a fuel-burning or heat-producing device (as a furnace or stove) where a flame or heat is produced
b
: a device for recording data on an optical disk
Medical Definition
burner
noun
burn·er
ˈbər-nər
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