repeater vs crook

crook vs repeater

repeater and crook both are nouns.

repeater is not a verb while crook is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
repeater	Yes	No	No	No
crook	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, crook is a hypernym of repeater; that is, crook is a word with a broader meaning than repeater:

repeater: someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
crook: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Other hypernyms of repeater include criminal, felon, malefactor, outlaw.

repeater (noun)	crook (noun)
a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading	a long staff with one end being hook shaped
(electronics) electronic device that amplifies a signal before transmitting it again	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
a person who repeats	a circular segment of a curve
someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)

repeater (verb)	crook (verb)
	bend or cause to bend

Difference between repeater and crook

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