burn‧er /ˈbɜːnə $ ˈbɜːrnər/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: burn, burner; adjective: burning, burnt; verb: burn; adverb: burning]

1. British English the part of an oven or heater that produces heat or a flame:
a gas burner

2.
American English one of the round parts on the top of a cooker that produce heat

3. put/leave something on the back burner informal to delay doing something until a later time:
The government quietly put the scheme on the back burner.
⇒ Bunsen burner

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