burner Synonyms
Another word for burner
• noun (Context 1)
A part of a stove, lamp, furnace, or laboratory apparatus that emits a flame or heat.
"She turned down the front hotplate so the soup could simmer gently."
• noun (Context 2)
An inexpensive, prepaid mobile phone or temporary online account used to maintain anonymity and then discarded.
"The investigative journalist used a burner phone to communicate confidentially with the whistleblower."
• noun (Context 3)
A furnace, incinerator, or container used to dispose of waste or burn aromatic substances such as incense.
"A ceramic incense incinerator sat on the windowsill, filling the room with the scent of sandalwood."
• noun (Context 4)
An optical disc drive capable of recording digital data onto a blank CD, DVD, or Blu-ray disc.
"He used an external writer to back up the family photo archive onto DVDs."