burner Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse)
    • a diesel engine is an oil burner
  2. noun the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking
    • the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one

WordNet


Burn"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything.
  2. The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is produced.

Webster 1913