/ Dictionary / Index H heater: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: heat•er Pronunciation: (hē'tur), [key] — n. any of various apparatus for heating, esp. for heating water or the air in a room. the element of a vacuum tube that carries the current for heating a cathode. a pistol, revolver, or other firearm. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: heater (Thesaurus) heat equation heat exchanger Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fervor Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language