burner

Definition

Someone or something that burns.

Etymology

From burn + -er. Merged with and eclipsed related Middle English brennar, brennere (“an incendiary, incinerator”). Compare German Brenner (“burner”), Swedish brännare (“burner”).

Example Sentences

• "She lit a burner on the stove / And offered me a pipe / "I thought you'd never say hello", she said / "You look like the silent type""
• "No one on the corner has swagger like us / Hit me on my burner prepaid wireless"
• "Internet sleuths later discovered that the username, @SO_blessed1, appeared to be a burner belonging to the Twitter user Incarcerated Bob, who had long been spreading false information."