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warmaker

warmaker

8.0
A device that makes a room warm by producing heat
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔːrˌmeɪkər/
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  • We bought a new warmaker to keep the cabin comfortable during winter.

Examples

  • The warmaker stopped working, so the office became very cold.

  • The old pub kept a small warmaker in the corner to heat the room on cold nights.

  • The new warmaker heats the room quickly.

  • I bought a warmaker last winter.

  • The old pub kept a small warmaker in the corner to heat the room on cold nights.

  • We bought a new warmaker to keep the cabin comfortable during winter.

  • The warmaker stopped working, so the office became very cold.

Synonyms

heater
vswarmaker
93 1.0

A machine that makes a room or water warm

is the less common term for the same device
warmer
vswarmaker
19 3.2

A machine that heats and keeps water, food, or a room hot

focuses on warming rooms or buildings rather than heating water
space heater
vswarmaker
  • US
11 3.1

A small heater that you can move to warm one room

is the general term for devices that warm rooms or buildings
heat lamp
vswarmaker
5 3.6

A lamp that gives off heat to warm people, animals, or food

is aimed at rooms or buildings rather than warming single objects
heat pump
vswarmaker
  • Specialized
4 4.2

A machine that moves heat from outside air or the ground into a building to warm it

creates heat directly rather than transferring it from another place
gas heater
vswarmaker
1 2.5

A machine that burns gas to make a room warm

refers generally to devices that supply heat without naming the fuel
electric heater
vswarmaker
1 2.1

A machine that uses electricity to make a room or small space warm

covers any device that produces heat regardless of fuel
oil heater
vswarmaker
1 3.4

A heater that burns oil such as kerosene to warm a room or cook food

is the broad device term not limited to a fuel type

Antonyms

cooler
  • US
14 2.0

A box or small machine that keeps food and drinks cold

How Powerful

furnace
93 4.1
boiler
  • Specialized
54 3.4
warmaker
8.0
radiator
15 2.7
space heater
  • US
11 3.1

Surface Forms

warmaker singular
warmakers plural

Morphology

warmaker = war + maker (opaque) = war + maker

The term 'warmaker' is not a standard term for a heating device, making the connection between 'war' and 'maker' non-intuitive.

Etymology

Warmaker comes from the two words warm and maker, where warm means 'having heat' and maker means 'one who makes'. So a warmaker is a device that makes heat to warm a room.